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accuses to waste of aggression and says it's failing to divide russian society. ah. emanuel mac, ron becomes the 1st french president in 20 years to be re elected, but has major challenges ahead and china's fight to contain cove. 19 b. jane's biggest district is testing more than 3000000 residence after dozens of new cases. russia is failing in ukraine. that's according to the u. s. secretary of state who's been to key van tony blinking and defense secretary lloyd austin. place to step up u. s. military aid, including more advanced weapons. alexey o'brien begins our coverage with this report, a show of support in a time of war, the u. s. secretaries of state and defense in the ukrainian capital to meet

president fellow to me as a landscape. this was the 1st high level visit by us officials since russian forces and faded what you've done and we're pulling the rush engine, the battle of keys ish. was it for an inch far and quite widely to rest of the world. we got used to seeing you on video around the world, but it's great. it's good to see you in person. during a 3 hour meeting, the pair promised to stay pop u. s. military aid, including sending more advanced weapons. we will continue to do everything possible . are to ensure that you are successful. ukraine's president has accused allies of being too slow to help saying they shared responsibility for the was casualties. but on sunday he said he was grateful for u. s. support. and what he called an important moment for his country. opportunity, they're saying that the priority of this meeting is weaponry support from the united states and our partners in europe. it's all about the strength of our army.

and the 2nd issue is the sanctions against the russian federation. because of the full scale terror, the russians are waging in our country. while russia has failed to capture any major city since the invasion started on february 24th, it has caused widespread devastation. cities in the east and south of facent daily bombardment. and what president phil autumn is a landscape called the battle for don bess. the u. s. says it wants to see russia weekend so that it can never do anything like this. again. the bottom line is this . we don't know how the rest of us were wonderful. but we do know that a sovereign independent ukraine will be around a lot longer than bodamer. grooms on the see are in terms of rushes, worried russia has already failed, and ukraine has already succeeded. speaking in poland after their meeting secretaries outlined what will be included in the latest to $700000000.00 package

to ukraine and neighboring countries. so they need a long range force or you've heard of it was a need for plants. we believe that we can work they to win. if they have no idea what meant the rights of war. the visit comes just days before that un secretary general antonio terrace is due to travel to moscow. then cave, for meetings with leaders from both sides, take 3 blankets. his good terrorist will be carrying a strong and clear message to the russian president that he needs to end this war. now. an exec brian al jazeera and the u. s. has announced that its resuming its diplomatic presence in ukraine. mike, hannah is in washington with more on that this is a strong signal from the united states, and one must know to that it has now announced a new ambassador to ukraine. bridget bring is the current ambassador to the back. here. she is a professional diplomat. this is very important and also she is extremely

experienced within the region. and she would be well known by the u. s. s. european allies, which would be of great comfort to them having a diplomats in place who they are well aware of and who they know and who is not a political appointment, who is a career state department officer. so all of these factors together, very important in terms of the us presence in ukraine saying as well that it's sending diplomats back in the coming week. those diplomats having being brought out to the beginning of the war. and also significantly the u. s. is going to resume training of ukrainian military on what it says and disclosed weapon systems. so all of these factors together show an uptick in the biden administration's involvement in that war and ukraine. meanwhile, ukraine's defense ministry says russian forces are continuing their attacks in the east algiers. john stratford is in love, yonce me one of the front lines. he says things are quiet now, but it's not expected to last long. his situation is calm down in the last couple

of hours in this area. but as i say, the ukrainian military claiming that russian falls, he's trying to push towards have so far failed in that endeavor. but this is one could only really describe it, potentially as being the quiet before the storm, the streets of slavery and scar. pretty much empty. we can still hear a siren being an alarm in the distance, most of the civilians of slavery and have have left. and the reason why this area is so important, as i say, is because it is one of the largest urban areas are still under you. creating control. lawson force is pushing in from, from the northeast, the north and the north west, as well as certain areas of the east ukrainian military saying that there is ongoing fighting in various villages to the east of here. also, with respect to what's going on in maria pull of course,

that city that has seen such heavy fighting as, according to some reports. and we've seen the pictures as, as the world has a city that is pretty much being flattened. ukrainian, deputy prime minister saying that there is as yet still no agreement. the russians are still, she saying the russians still refusing to agree on setting up some sort of humanitarian cordele to get out what we understand around a 1000 civilians trapped under that still works that giant great soviet built industrial plant where still there are ukrainian fighters, ukrainian military in there, we understand that obviously the civilians haven't left and they're still fighting to try as the russians try to clear that area of those ukrainian fighters, ukrainian military. so of course, great concern there still for those civilians trapped in mary opal. but as i say, there were still a lot of civilians tracked in towns around this area as it seems,

the russians, russian military forces try and push toward sloppy. ask a speaking a few hours ago, rushes present. vladimir putin has said moscow's enemies are trying to cause unrest in the country a bit to limit it's fair toiled gauges in ukraine. but put in says it's not working . dasa jabari has more from russia's capital, letting me put in, seemingly very directly at targeting the foreign media saying that they are extremists that are being their views being presented in the foreign media. and he advised his and general prosecutor's office to remain vigilant. he also shared some information about a operation that the f s. b i managed to prevent from taking place according to the president's the federal, a security services authority and attempt of on the life of a very prominent state. t v presenter vladimir sullivan, who is one of the most well known figures in this country. he has a daily at program here in the evenings on se tv. this was another example by

a vladimir putin of how his country has been under attack from the west and specifically the united states. he says he believes that this see i had a hand in this as well. he also talked about the other various forms of at the sabotage attempts by western countries on russian society. let's listen to some of what he had to say. roscoe would crises grew up just a task is coming forward to break russia from were vin. but he can't do it because our society is showing his unity and support our armed forces on our efforts to maintain the security of russia and the citizens of don bus. ah, man, a crime has been re elected as francis president, he comfortably beat far right challenger, mainly bend that he acknowledge. holt is dissatisfaction with his 1st time. with

almost all the votes counted, michael has an estimated 58.54 percent in the, in the vote. while the le pen leader of leader, the national rally party, has 41.46 percent banish smith reports from paris, ah, emanuel micron gamble. but a short but intense election campaign would be enough. it was his comfortable margin of victory over marine le pen gives him a 2nd term of billy se paris. only 2 presidents before him have managed that. in his victory speech, makram promised that his next 5 year term would be different, said the new readiness of up this new era will not be a continuity of the 5 previous years. but the collector in pension of a revised method for 5 better years for our country. and are you faced supporters? this is a when that endorse is what they believe is their country's role at the heart of the european union emergency. i am very happy up to the last minute i thought i

would have fainted. you never know in life anything can happen. rosie that's already been up to day extensions. were significant, been a manual macaroni did a good job in the 1st years of his mandate. and he deserves to lead france again. marine le pen gave the far right the highest share of the vote in a french election. but her path to the presidency was blocked again by a republican front. in other words, many voters who supported other candidates in the 1st round voted this time to keep le pen out that martinez. but to the visually, the game is not over in a few weeks, will have the legislative elections. ah, which as we know, are a distortion of the political trend and create a risk of emanuel mackerel, concentrating all executive and legislative powers. john lew, melanie shown the far left presidential candidate, took just one percent less of the vote than the pen in the 1st round. he wants his party, france on bowed to it enough support in the legislative elections. the macro is

forced to appoint him prime minister. yet to should, to all of you, i say, do not resign yourself. on the contrary, go candidly and completely into the action of democracy could once again give us the means to change direction. who wore a new crane and the rising cost of living were main concerns for french voters. both issues will likely dominate the start of microns 2nd term. that probably won't be much the grace period for the president. a snowstorm on the left, many aluminum on voted for him reluctant, her mind runs promised to raise the retirement age really to easier to hire and fire workers. i'll reform unemployment benefits for protocols as gardens. first hill, this is cody rums. again, bernice went out to 09 manual. my chrome may have won the election, but marian looked pen registered, some of her highest votes in the french overseas territories. in guadalupe she got 69.6 percent on my coin received 30.4 percent. 60.8 percent of voters in

martinique chose la penn with 39 point one percent voting for my con in french guiana. le pen led with 60.7 percent ahead of the incumbent. and the far right candidate received more than 59 percent in reunion. and the muslim majority island of my art i con, trailed on 40. associate is $70000000.00 in ed says there was a low turnout and a protest vote in the french overseas territories. i think that people went you dumb bullying goose and decided to cast a vote to, to ma hinder ben where simply reacting to um, what they think, what they felt went the steel feeling and mismanagement of the could be crisis in word to look which is an addition to what people think about general, i would say general relationship friends to party street with the prices and save

money $1.00 and supports. so of course people were flabbergasted by the so i was as well. and maybe some people that feel white left, you know, on the side of the road, i would say that the french president and, well, certainly scent sense sent or sensitive. well felt like mine the pennsaid about it being us, you know, to overcome or be able to solve all the problems that happened could be crisis. so of course people, i guess that some people chose deliberately lined up and because they saw that she could be the solution which is completely hard. we are history and i had on al jazeera of to weeks of tensions on this site to look into. what is

the status quo? why to palestinians say it's being eroded. i'm stephanie decker. jerusalem will have that story coming up with nice ties of borneo for yet. more the philippines always to get the biggest chest based on the soles, which are growing. now will be with us for about 24 and 48 hours. they're moving slowly away from places for the west. it still could be wet in qual, lumper, in singapore. and so to throw out job a little less so in cambodia, north of all this and what looks like a familiar line of seasonal range, stretching from china through south korea to japan. what would be called the plum rains is well, early. so after that we really can give that name just yet, but it's an obviously consistent line north of it where it was hot,

the wind to cool things down beijing by about 7 degrees. sas of it where it's hot in hong kong. the rain is not far away, you may catch a shower or 2, maybe late tuesday or early wednesday. the forecast for hong kong shows the temperature difference from average should be $26.00. it goes to $32.00. now in hong kong, that difference is quite significant. is going to feel hot and probably humid, not the best of weather. this is kili building in most of india. there's rain that caroline particulars flank up to big shadows. once again the been coming in and out in the northeast of india. i mean, bangladesh, but the story really is with the heat. many states in the north and central india. oh, well above 42 degrees. ah. talk to al jazeera, we oh, so what is the time table in your mind? when do you think that you are, can be all for russian gas. we listen or, and i have seen and played football with these refugees. i look at them and they're

happy. they're smiling. we meet with global news makers. i'm talk about the story stuck matter on al jazeera. ah bolden untold stories from asia and the pacific on al jazeera lou. ah, they're watching ology 0 lie from doha. recap about top stories, u. s. secretary is states as russia is failing in this war in ukraine, antony blanket and defense secretary lloyd austin, met the ukrainian president on sunday keith during the visit. they pledged more military support to the ukraine. the russian president vladimir putin. miss moss is

the west is trying to divide russian society speaking in moscow earlier putting also i q score and media itself provoking brushes, military and frances president divided michael has been re elected comfortably beating far right challenger money in the past. but he's acknowledged a dissatisfaction with his 1st term, while the pen says she's in good position for the upcoming parliamentary ladies. a china is raising to track a coven 19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital for a week. the ging residents have been buying essential items and it concerns a lockdown could be imposed. katrina you reports from china's capital launch used for corona lars testing a forming across the east of beijing. the capitals, charl young district has ordered all those living and working here to be tested. it follows the discovery of at least $41.00 cases in recent days. good to go from of another. i do worry. but what can you do? you just have to chose and do what the common tells you. that's why i'm here,

sir. so can go as it was a warm, i'm not too concerned. i had prepared one week's worth of food at home. that should be enough. the warning prompted panic by on sunday. the shelves of many supermarkets and grocery stores have been emptied. officials are trying to reassure the public, saying supply chains for essential goods are secure, talk, neutral, banker, retail, supermarket stores, community, vegetable shops, and a direct sales doors have a steady supply of daily necessities. at least 28 neighborhoods have been put under locked down and 1200 close contacts sent to quarantine centers. more than 3 and a half 1000000 people must undergo testing 3 times this week. as bating races to contain this latest outbreak. leaders here are anxious not to repeat the mistakes made in shanghai where expert, se infections were identified. 2 lights, most of young eyes, 25000000 residents remain confined to their homes. the commercial center reported

more than 17500 new cases on monday. 138 deaths from the virus had been officially confirmed there in recent weeks, most were elderly and unvaccinated. there's some say the real death toll is higher . residency access to food and necessities has improved, though the indefinite, locked out 1st imposed at the beginning of the month has sparked widespread aga and desperation. viral social media video criticizing the government's heavy headed 0 tolerance approach has been sense it online. katrina, you al jazeera beijing at least 15 soldiers have been killed in attacks in mali and burkina faso. they happened on sunday when vehicles packed with explosives were driven into military bases. and also in mali, france has accused russian messen aries of creating a mass grave and falsely blame me on the french army. nicholas hock has more from

neighbouring to car. in synagogue. we spoken to a french military officials and they say that there's a campaign of disinformation happening in molly, especially targeting the french army that are pulling out most recently, just last week. the french forces were pulling out of a base in go see, shortly after we saw on social media accusation of, of the presence of a mass grave there on the site. now, the french forces deny this. they've showed evidence drone footage, that they were not involved. the russian are pressing on, and according to this military official, he says make no mistake. there is a war being play, being played out, not on the battlefield on the ground, but on social media between the russians and western forces. and the french, specifically, in cotton, middle of this, is oversee the 1000000 people, more than a 1000000 displaced as these attacks continued to step up. the 1st verdict in one

of several trials of myanmar supposed civilian need. her has been delayed until she was arrested by the army when it ceased power more than a year ago. she is accused of influencing the 2020 election in order to win a 2nd term. israel's foreign minister. yeah, and the pete says his government is committed to the saddest go at the i'll act some mos compound and muslim religious trust that overseas. the holy se hi says more than $4500.00 jews carried out incursions into the compound during the jewish pass over holiday. it also says more jewelry accessing the site than in previous years. many of them a calling for the right to pray, which is hugely provocative to palestinians. stephanie deka is in jerusalem and looked into the nuances surrounding the status quo. and what it means to day it's one of the world's holiest sites. and recent weeks of once again seen arise,

intentions is the holy month of ramadan coincided with a jewish holiday of passover, the number of jewish religious ultra nationalist groups entering the site has increased. some are part of the temple mount movement, whose members cool for the right to pray on the site. the incursions are protected by israeli forces and see by palestinians as a major publication. what would take place in small groups and respectful use? well, being done and load larger groups and more provocative, more defiant, and more humiliating for the muslim worshippers. and this is what it's all about. deluxe the most compound or temple mount, as it's known to jews were certain ours are allocated during the week. we're non muslims can enter but under long standing agreement between israel and jordan, which is the custodian of the site only, muslims can pray there. however, over the years has been an increase in the number of jewish religious ultra nationalists entering the site. quoting for the right to prayer and actively

attempting prayers there, and that scene is a gradual erosion of the long agreed status quo. according to these, la mic walketh the jordanian religious trust that runs the site, the number of jewish religious ultra nationalists who access the site in the past year was the highest so far. many try to pray and are sometimes removed by his really lease. this is the weapon ization of voice and religious pyromania in recent years. ah, that surgical has begun to road and israeli policies under them yell became i would say more permission. there was a turning a blind eye for quiet prayer and the more demonstrative prayer. now me works for this law mich walketh and says he is witnessed the same thing. he was injured by israeli police, while documenting what happens in the compound, a sort of the smoke alarm, the fellow that the police are turning

a blind eye to these praise. these groups cool for invasion with huge numbers. they say the site stairs and they must demolish the dome of the rock and build their temple instead. this is how they think, and this is what's causing the escalation and triggering the conflict happening. rafael is a member of the temple mount movement, who we met earlier this year in an illegal outpost in the occupied west bank. so now i'm not about to go to jerusalem. at the time, he was considered a security risk by israel's internal security services. the shin bet and banned from entering jerusalem's old city. maybe the police don't like what i do. it maybe provokes the police and the country cause we want to go to come home and we want to with that, it will be able just to walk there freely, that we won't be escorted by police. and we could pray a whenever we want and where we want on the temple mount. the growing temple mount movement is a concern to many palestinians and muslims across his la mc world. who say that alex or is a red line consecutive israeli governments have maintained they have no intention

of changing the situation. and israel's foreign minister. yeah. le pete on sunday, reiterated israel's commitment to the status quo that only muslims pray and non muslims visit. events at the alexa mos compound can be linked to triggering the 2nd intifada, and also the most recent garza war last year. nothing has the same ability to mobilize major protests and anger here at what's long been a volatile and emotionally charged religious epicenter. stephanie decker al jazeera jerusalem elections in slovenia, have delivered a shock and a new prime minister. opposition candidate, robin kalonde from the freedom movement, haughty won the most vote. the newcomers now expected to form a coalition. government is $41.00, nearly 34 percent of the votes compared to 24 percent for its conservative rivals. it's a major defeat rock. boeing prime minister ayana's deanza, who's accused of pushing the country to the right gas by lu big has more from so

venus, kappa, louisiana. this was supposed to be a tie through between all buttoned up from freedom movement and prime in your study . honest down shot by robert. go up one in a landslide. one of the reasons is that he has a lot of new orders who weren't went to the election before. on the other hand, pianist, the answer was criticized for suppressing media for suppressing civil society and the organization. so she was, society are going into the 3 selling people for 12. so the very high turn out is one of the key issue in the selections in 2018. there was a 53 percent walters coming out. now it's very close to 70 percent is we expect that the robert drop will form a government with other left and parties. on the other hand, yanna, sasha will staying a position. he's a political veteran,

he's. he will be waiting for his next chance. he was prime minister for 3 times and he couldn't do it the 4th time. so we are expecting that the parliament will have for less parties. it would be easier for, rather go up to form a government. never the 1st time governments around the world has spent more than 2 trillion dollars on military expenses. the sock home international peace research institute says spending increased during the pandemic. the united states top solice with more than $800000000.00 spent last year. china's next followed by india, the united kingdom and russia, the kremlin boosted his defense budget to $66000000000.00 before invading ukraine. the 3 percent increase was mostly funded by oil and gas export revenues. for the 1st time in 4 years, iran increase its military spending to nearly $25000000000.00. nigeria, japan, germany, and cut are also recorded substantial increases to their defense budgets. earlier

spoke to dig a loop as a silver from nissan comb, international peace research institute. he says is not surprised to see russia among the top spenders for every $100.00 we have in the world. $2.20 were spend in the military and 2021. and the overall growth that we had in military spending was really the combination of multiple increases among the top vendors. for instance, i'm on the top 15 vendors will only have 3 decreases, that is the united states, germany and israel. and together those 15 account for 81 percent of the world is russia, increases media spending by 2.9 percent. so the interesting thing about russian are spending 2021, was that the national defense budget, which is one of the components that we see for use to, to, to come up with an estimate for russia. and it's the biggest component because it's 3 quarters of the over our, our estimate had a really big revision over the course of the year. so the difference between the

initial budget that we had in december 2020 to the final numbers of actual expenditure that we had was a 14 percent increase. that's quite substantial. however, we're not exactly sure how this money was spent because the budget lines where the biggest increase to place are classified. of course, because of the timing here because of because of the context. it's very reasonable to assume that this is related to operational costs, because that to place it right up to the war. ah, again, i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al jazeera u. s. secretary of state. and to me, blinking has promised ukraine's forces continued support from the white house. he met the ukrainian president in key on sunday. along with us defense secretary lloyd austin, oath men praise ukraine's efforts to defend itself and said it would ultimately prevail over russia and the u. s has also announced that he's resuming its

diplomatic presence in ukraine. my cana has more in that from washington. all of these factors together, very important.