[000:00:00;00] ah, wherever you go in the world, one airline goes to make it feel exceptional. katara always going places together. ah, the battle that on bass rush, us military steps up, its latest offensive in the war on ukraine hitting key target to the east of the country. ah, oh, i'm adrian said again. this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up, a sorry figure renewed calls for britain's prime minister to quit. after being fined by police for breaking coven rules,

i in no way minimize the importance of des moines. i am heartily sorry for my mistake, but the testers shot dead by police is opposition to the government's handling of an economic crisis and sri lanka. grows. students are among the dead off to separate blasts of schools and afghanistan's capital kabul. a deadline for ukrainian soldiers in maria paul to surrender to russian forces has passed. moscow says the lives of the soldiers inside a steel works would be spared. if they end what it calls senseless resistance. it's the 2nd ultimatum issued this week out as he was, as had beg reports, listed only what russia refuses to call. the wall has now entered its 2nd faith and its being dubbed the battle for don bass, hold a certain direction in the east of ukraine. it ain't,

as was announced from the very beginning to fully liberate the dan this gun lugens republics in this of duration though we'll, we'll continue with this beginning. i mean, another stage of this operation is beginning and then sure this will be a very important moment on this entire special of derision. ukrainians caught up in the fighting a forced to flee as russian forces pummeled cities and towns 6 of them. ukraine's president says russia will not be successful. that is zamora good. now we can already state that russian troops have begun the battle of the dumbass to which they have been preparing for a long time that a significant part of the entire russian army is now concentrated on this offensive . no matter how many russian troops are driven there, we will fight. we will defend ourselves, and we will do it every day. we won't keep up anything ukrainian and we don't need anything. foreign or great. ukraine says it's repulsive number of russian attacks

in the east. a 2nd ultimatum issued by russia for ukrainian soldiers in mario paul to surrender has passed. moscow had said the lives of the soldiers inside to steal works would be sped if they see what is called senseless resistance. sir said amy hubert, come through lazopoulos, throw united states and western countries and doing everything to drag out the special admitting operation as much as possible. we almost the grim supplies of foreign weapons like clearly signalled intention to provoke the key regime to keep fighting until the last ukraine, where you are. the european union is considering more sanctions on russia. we call on russia, we continue to call in russia to stop all the illegal and the legitimate her actions connected reads aggression against ukraine and when it comes to next round of the sanctions, i think the you highest representatives, the leaders of that you and also the representatives of the member states, they're very clear that we continue to work on further sanctions. and when the time

will be right, they will be announced. so far calls for a ceasefire or the threat of sanctions have not stopped this war. although russia may have failed to take keith, the battle for the east is one. russia cannot be seen to loose a sad bag. i'll g 0. the un secretary general says the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in ukraine hang in the balance, antonio garages, urging both sides to agree to a full day truce. to day, i am calling for a 4 day hold the week humanitarian balls. beginning on hall, he serves thee and running through is the sunday april 20 force to allow for the opening of a series of humanitarian corridors. humanitarian balls would provide the necessary conditions to meet to crucial imperatives. first safe passage of all civilians willing to leave the areas of current and expect a call from station in coordination with the international committee of the red

cross. seconds beyond humanitarian operations already taking place at balls, we will offer the safe delivery of life saving humanitarian aid to people in the car. thus it areas such as mar, your ball, carson don, ask and lance. the international monetary fonts as the war is driving a world economic downturn. it slashed its global growth forecast from 6 point one percent in 2021 to 3.6 percent this year. it says that nearly every country is likely to feel a pinch. beyond its immediate and tragic humanitarian impact, the war will slow economy growth and increase inflation. overall, economic risks have risen sharply and policy trade offs of become even more challenging. compared to or january forecast, we have revised our projection for global growth downwards to 3.6 percent in both

20222023 britain. this prime minister has apologized to parliament after being fined by police for breaking his own government. covet 19 lockdown rules. let me begin in all humility by saying, ah bill. on the 12th of april, i received a fixed bill he notice relating to an event in daniel street on the 19th of june 2020. i paid the fine immediately and i offered the british people a full apology. and i take this opportunity on the 1st available sitting day to repeat my whole hearted apology to the house. or as soon as i received the notice, i acknowledged the hurt. and the ango. that's her life to london out as there is jona, hollis outside parliament. jonah will that apology apiece,

the prime minister's critics. i think it's unlikely and for 2 reasons. first that he kept that apology. in fact, it was just a repeat of the apology. he made a week ago, he couched it in a much broader statement dealing with a war abroad in ukraine, m spiraling energy prices at home. the message as his closest supporters have been claiming in recent days that now is simply not the time for a change at the top. well, the problem is the opposition has entirely rejected that notion already. they say that bodies thompson is by no means the only person suited to deal with pressure like that. and they believe the consequence of his wrong doing is his resignation. and the 2nd reason is that he went on to say this, that it did not occur to me then that the gathering in the cabinet room in 10 downing street for which he received his fine amounted to a breach of the rules. so yes, the police believe the rules what brings but no, he didn't believe at the time he was preaching them,

and it's not entirely clear that even now bars johnson believes he did very much wrong. well, that will infuriate its critics many of whom continue to feel the polish johnson fails to give this issue the gravity deserves and seeks merely to minimize pr lesson to trivialize his own wrong. doing listen to what the leader of the opposition labor party customer had to say. the prime minister knows what he is. oh and so he drives every one else down with him. the more people to place themselves parroting his absurd defences. the more the public will believe, all politicians are the same, all as far as each other are not suit, this prime minister, just fire real peril, of course still lies ahead for boris johnson, he's by no means out of the woods party gate. this scandal is ongoing,

as is the metropolitan police investigation more finds may yet be to come are expected. indeed, that could happen any day now, including potentially more fines to boris johnson himself and looming in about a month's time over him on local elections here, which the conservative party are expected to fare rather poorly. if indeed they do that could be the moment for an internal coup against him with in his own party. the results of those elections potentially being held up as the public's judgement of forest johnson. and at that point is position could be tenuous, indeed as 0 as to how reporting live from central london, jonah. many thanks. a protest has been shot dead by police in sri lanka, during demonstrations, against the government handling of an economic crisis. done that i need to repeat so that 10 people were injured. security forces were seen using live ammunition against a group which was blocking

a highway opposition. parties threatening to bring down the government the day after a new cabinet was sworn in the demanding the resignation of president got a buyer, roger park, so she hamper is the executive director of the national peace council of shall anchor. he says there's a risk of further escalation. if the government uses force and cracks down on protest us, i think it is very essential that people should see that the government is responsive to what they are demanding. and what they're demanding is no less than end of the president and the prime minister, both route officers who are presently holding those positions. i think that if you had to defuse this crisis, but not to re sold it, but at least to defuse it, the president should step down because that's what, that's what the people want. and the president himself has not been able to show

demonstrate the leadership and business necessary to, to go in the country. because if he doesn't, then these protest is, i want to continue these protests. and i also just out of, you know, some with the needs of the people, the hardships that people are going through. now there are message of fuel prices nines outside your stations. and there are people now blocking the roads and really tracks because they're not fuel for them that so and that's why i don't know that recently it is spreading throughout the country now different countries. so something has to be done. and what you're really concerned is that the government might track down using the ministry of yahoo, that is the only aggravate the cover. at least 15 people have been killed in bomb attacks on 2 scores. and afghanistan's capital witnesses say that hand grenades

were used on to serious fencing. monahan reports blood on the streets of cobble explosives designated near the school. as children were leaving their morning classes. several people are dead and children are among the injured with audio and forgot that we are close to the school. i quickly came to the site when the 1st blast happened to see if everything was okay. hey, i went to the top of my house to see what was going on. there was a crowd of people over there. i was standing on the roof of my house and called my children to enter the harm. suddenly the 2nd bloss happened and i got injured. the victims are members of a has ara, a sheer minority group. there community and this neighborhood have previously been targets of eiffel attacks. the governing taliban says the security situation is under control, but al sworn that violence may be on the rise. the most important thing that we have to talk about we have to consider is the franchise nature of the security can

easily be disrupted. it could easily be endangered as we have seen today. so therefore, i think a lot has to be done on the part of the taliban to, to, to provide. it probably could be to the entire population. one is done, but it is going to be impossible for them. because if you see the economic hardship deducing from ties meant in the public discontent, that is going with, with every passing day, all those things combined together. i think it was going to be really difficult for them. back at the school security forces arrive to seal off the area. the taliban has been cracking down armed groups since it came to power in august. but this latest attack is a reminder that security remains one of its biggest challenges that martin al jazeera will get a weather update next year on 0, then making his mark the revolutionary hero, buying for the presidency of east timor plus a presidential frontrunner, and favorite even though his name is linked to corruption, decadence,

and oppression in the philippines. ah, hello there. let's start in southern africa and as good news, the eastern areas of south africa conditions have cleared up. it's looking lot more settled after those devastating floods in cause zulu, not how cities like durbin, seeing lots of sunshine and clear skies. welcome relief from that wet weather. the much of the rain has pushed to southern areas of mozambique. we are going to see some drenching down pause for a lot of zimbabwe in the days ahead and look at that heavy rain pushing into north eastern areas of madagascar. now further north of this was seen the usual storms and showers rolling across that central band of africa. we're going to see wet weather for the northwest corner thanks to a weather system. a plaguing iberia there. now that's going to push its way further east,

bringing some pretty intense winds. we could see some sandstorms as well for libya and cairo, which is in a cool down. we'll start to warm up as the winds change in the days to come. now for the levant, we've had some yo yo temperatures here, they are going to pick up again as that unsettled weather pushes east across turkey will see temperatures pick up once again in places like jerusalem. but for baghdad, there is a bit of a cool don, thanks to a wind blowing down for lot of the heat, we have to head further south riyadh touching 40 degrees celsius on thursday. i got one of the fastest growing nations in the world. news wanted me to, to oakland and development international to become a middle eastern trade and skillfully myself free of filling

a problem with the cost cutters. gateway to world trade. ah ah, yes, this is al 0. let's remind you of the main news. the south russia deadline for ukrainian soldiers and mario paul to surrender has passed. moscow says the lives of troops inside a steel works would be sped if they end what it calls senseless resistance. britain's prime minister as apologize to parliament after being fined by police for breaking his own government's cove at 19 lockdown. orest jones has resisted calls from the

opposition to resign over the so called party gate scandal. a protest has been shot dead by police control anchor during demonstrations against the government handling of the countries economic crisis. 10 other people are reported to have been injured . israeli army says that it's detained. 5 palestinians is part of what is calling counter terrorism activities. a for the 79 people have been wounded in confrontations with these ready forces in the village, a book up troops or supporting settlers on the march to the former illegal settlement of habash. it was evacuated in 2005 as part of israel, so called garza disengagement plan. abraham has bought from ramallah in the occupied westbank. these radio army has already declared the area i'd be illegal in most outposts of mission at close military though in december. yet, we're still seeing hundreds and hundreds of settlers come into that air yet. raid

the size with the protection of these really are be talking about more than 600 or 600. $50000.00 is the only settlers living in more than $200.00 illegal is really settlement an output output scattered across the west bank, which is why many palestinians will tell you that they feel like they're now living in ireland. i don't got human. these settlements enjoy the support from the israeli government. they have the resources, they take up palestinian resources, they have infrastructure and they are expanding and expanding at the expense of the palestinian. when we talk about how much which is illegal is really is supplement that was evacuated in 2005 as part of the gaza. this engagement flat according to what israel has to call this,

this supplement has been proven. why is really court that it was built on private, palestinian glenn county has underway and the final route of east timor presidential election. nobel laureate shows a ramos horta is up against the incumbent, francisco coquettish, in a raw vote. that scene is crucial for the country stability. jessica washington reports, as he says, youngest country goes to the polls, all trifles face off once again in the final round of presidential elections, incumbent francisco. look with that if says he is focused on the economy and improving people's quality of life. when i want a prosperous economy, will try not to incur unnecessary debt except to improve people's lives. in march, 16 candidates contested round one of the elections. gutierrez, one only 22 percent of the votes, while his opponent, nobel laureate jose ramos horta got nearly high politics in east timor,

also known as timor. listy is dominated by older men who are respected for their roles in the countries fight for independence from indonesia occupation. both candidates are from a generation of what a widely viewed as revolutionary heroes, who now make up the political elite. they competed in elections in 2007 to which ramos horta, one is low, respectful, the out a politician. there's a lot of respect for their resistance, generation, and veterans. but people are asking the question, are, how long can this generation dominate all's extreme or was that as he cast his own ballot ramos horta said he would prioritize building regional ties. ag, falling policy from absolute priority is a water ashi on membership around 40 percent of people in east timor live in poverty as people queued in the sun waiting to have their say many a hoping for solutions to high unemployment and improvements to health care and

education political stability is on the minds of many voters to a long standing rivalry between the 2 major parties has created a political deadlock that prevented the government passing a budget. i think. and i hope that no one will forget their promises made during the campaign. we'll have to keep reminding them, said those promise is a well implemented in the community. some analysts say the growing number of young voters are getting tired of the political dramas, if the past being continually dredged up. and that's putting them off supporting the 2 biggest parties, sienna t and franklin. i don't think they see themselves representing jeff presenting in their agendas. and i think that's something that boats infringing are struggling with, with their representation of young people. so now voters have a choice between 2 candidates, both played important role in the nation's past, and hope they will to in future. jessica washington out to sierra talks between diplomats are underway after several missile tests by north korea,

the us special envoy for north korea. so it's washington and south korea of agreed on the need for a strong and unified response is concerned, the pyongyang could conduct a nuclear test soon. the u. s. and south korea are urging the north to return to talks. it is extremely important for the united nations security council for sunday, clear signal to the d p. okay they, we will not accept its escalator. it has as normal also agreed on the need to maintain the strongest possible joint to turn capability on the peninsula. and as ambassador knowledge, and this is why our military is exercising and training together like the exercise that started just today. i want to underline that we have not close the door and diplomacy with the d p. okay. and i once again call on kung to pers, pursue a diplomatic path with us. we remain prepared to meet with me with anywhere without

any conditions or someone to make clear that we have no hostile intent towards the v p. okay. son of a former dictator is the favor to become the next president of the philippines. ferdinand bone bone ma costs julia says he wants to return the country to its former glory jungle. allen doggone reports from manila. ah, one not a new phone, but mark as junior is the front runner in the presidential election in maine. but for some one who is running on the platform of unity, he is seen as the most divisive candidate. that's because the marcus named conjures up images of corruption, decadence and oppressive rule. many say it was the day when democracy died. on september 21. 1972 martial law was imposed by former precedent. ferdinand marquess thousands were jailed, tortured and killed. that brutal rule lasted for 14 years,

and it remains to be the darkest period. in recent philippine history, 64 year old baldwin is the only son of the dictator ferdinand marcus senior. he died in exile in hawaii after the revolution which toppled him in 1986. it may seem surprising to many now, but the marcus political resurgence didn't happen instantly. political observers said the marcus, his have spent years using social media to rewrite history. oh, despite widespread outrage in 2017 president rodrigo to 30 allowed his predecessor to be buried in the revered hero cemetery. in manila, many see the rehabilitation of the marcus image is nearly complete. miko simply wants to reserve his families and gotten wealth. and once got and bid, thus, he probably left things beyond bills,

but more interested and more self interested people. it will be a continuation of the old regime despite his political pedigree mark, as junior, has been marked with cases and debts both here and abroad. he was convicted of facts, evasion, his family's multi $1000000.00 estate tax to remains unpaid, and he is facing the largest ever contempt case filed by a u. s. court. al jazeera requested an interview with the marcus campaign team, but we didn't get a response. the candidate has also missed other media interviews, and most of the presidential debates, but bongo marcus junior says, all he ever wants is to return the country to its former glory. for many filipinos here. all they see is a son desperate to leave the country. that others accuse his parents of ransacking jamal alan dog and al jazeera manila. certainly

a says it's deeply disappointed that the sullivan islands, the signed a wind roy, a wide ranging security agreement with china, the u. s and its allies of the asia pacific say it could be stabilized the islands and the region, bringing chinese warships within 2000 kilometers of the australian coast. under chappelle reports, a new security arrangement for the pacific that's caught many by surprise. china has signed a cooperation agreement with the solomon islands, one that western governments believe could bring chinese warships uncomfortably close to australia's shores. the agreement is to maintain social order, protect lives and property response and natural disasters and provide humanitarian aid. china's foreign ministry rejects notions, the islands are in australia's so called back yard patty on dogwill. pacific island countries are not anyone's backyard go let alone ponds in a geopolitical confrontation. island countries of actual needs for diversification of foreign cooperation. and also have the right to independently choose their

partners. deliberately exaggerating tensions and provoking confrontation between camps is not of interest to island countries. news of the agreement sent shock waves around the world when it was leaked last month. and just hours before it was announced, the u. s. warned against it, saying it could expand the reach of china's military or p. a les, despite these all nouns, governments comments, the broad nature of the security agreement leaves open the door for the deployments of p r. c, military forces to the solomon islands. a we believe that signing such an agreement could increase destabilization within the solomon islands and we'll set at concerning precedent for the wider pacific island regent violent protest in november against unemployment, the prime minister manase. so guevara and warming relations with beijing left the solomon islands, chinatown area, and ruins. so have already turned to australia, new zealand, and papa new guinea, to send peacekeepers and restore order. about 50 australia police remain there. as

a friend of solomon islands, we remain their 1st call for security. but now it's likely to become an election issue for prime minister scott morrison who's facing criticism for not doing more to scuttle the deal. his counterpart sought to reassure a camera in his own parliament. the islands won't become embroiled in any geopolitical game. there is no intention whatsoever. missus bigger to aust taylor to build a military base in some one else. it's a remarkable turnaround since 2019. when the solomon islands switch diplomatic recognition from taiwan to beijing and unlocked millions of dollars for the developing country, it's now positioned itself between competitors and as moving to china's backyard. andrew chappelle out his ear. a digital rights group has warned u. k. officials that electronic devices connected to the highest levels of government appear to be infected. citizen lab says that spyware, known as pegasus, has been used. it's a product of the israeli cyber alms dealer

n s o group. the watchdog has linked packing of devices in the u. k prime minister's office of the foreign office to en, eh, so clients in the united arab emirates, jordan and india. adam shapiro is the director of israel palestine advocacy. at dawn, he says that intelligence agencies need to catch up with software being used by companies like the n a. so group it should be said that citizen looking for before has a long track record of credibly proving its allegations with the evidence or to find on the devices and what, what is significant about this in this case, although it really isn't surprising, is the extent to which even european governments are using the spyware against their own civil and against political targets. we've seen that authoritarian governments are using this fire. ready against political or get. ready stylists, tonight's defenders, people like to know if

a shogi founded. ready on the person but what the government seems to be doing to and not using it to fight crime or it's human trafficking. ready other things that the government, the government and the company saved by. ready we use, i do think that a bit of catch up by some of these intelligent agencies who believe that they have a better system than the private sector and especially in this case within so group . they will also promises made by the anessa group years ago saying that the technology couldn't be used against for us phones or israeli. ready phones or u k. ready phone, all of that is improving to be bogus. ah, it is good to have you with a fellow adrian. and again hearing how the headlines on i was here. russia deadlines, the ukrainian soldiers and maria pulled. the surrender has passed. moscow says the lives of troops and still works would be spared,

if they end what it calls senseless resistance. speaking outside the un, antonio tennis says the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in ukraine hang in