counting down to the big cake off next november 10, 22. as this tournament on fall over the coming days will play a key role. but organize is getting ready to host the middle east. the biggest ever sporting event next year. for the castle national team, they get used to playing in front of expected home crowds. they'll be hoping to convince both the fan and themselves so they really are ready to take on the world . ah, russia says it has destroyed several ukrainian railway facilities used to transport foreign weapons and carriage austin, his i'll just hear a live from joe also coming up. well, the richest person that you don't mask, it feels a deal to buy twitter for $44000000000.00. promising to promote free speech,

i thought outcry from human rights groups off the turkish activist, canada and sentenced to life in prison. to great rebel forces in ethiopia say there, withdrawing from the neighboring region of russian forces had attach critical infrastructure including railways, which ukraine says is to stop it from re supplying its troops on the front lines in the east. the cars, the train station and the vive was one of 5, struck by miss 1000 central western ukraine authorities to say at least 5 people were killed and the damage will take months to be pat. this comes as russia pushes on with eastern offensive, charles dropped the reports from sylvia and skins on the ask. a ukrainian military ambulance speeds south towards sylvia sc. evacuated civilians arrive in

a van. it's a ukrainian army checkpoint north east of the city. the military won't allow us to fill inside the vehicle, our spit, lada, delia, as nearly as 86 year old. bother. until anita. my husband is still in there at home . i bury. afraid for him, sit on a breaking down person in ukraine. what's this water end says melia, and we can say that's imputed. stop this dreadful war and put it to the we're hearing a lot of shelling. as you can hear that possibly. that shilling coming from this direction. we've also hearing from that direction about 7 cologne, which is that road is the town of newman. now we, we know that russian forces control a village very close to it. we also understand that most of the civilians have left and the military are telling us that what the russians are trying to do, fly attacking the man is move closer to the city of savanski,

which is down this road. bloody told a case lie on the ground close to the checkpoint, cut from the limbs of soldiers or civilians injured them like before. a military ambulance arrives, an injured ukrainian soldier is helped to waiting all medics who refuse to let us vill oh, stop filming. now, he says, this greater is from what the ukrainian army say was a russian rocket that landed near another check point on a different road into sloppy odds. it leads to the russian controlled city of elysium. the ukrainian army says its holding back at least a 2 if not 3 pronged russian army advance. sloppy. ask along with neighboring cremmit also. only a 10 minute drive further south of the 2 biggest cities in the dog bass region. still on the full ukrainian army control. we drive in detailed the streets of

virtually empty. the people still here shop at the occasional supermarket, still open. many of the shelves of bare close by we find marina and set a gay by him 16 years than you think. you may know, of course, we're afraid it's going to happen. the russians are pushing, but we hope the army can protect us and defend the city. we have a basement and that's our only plan. the main thing is that we've sent our children away. the school was damaged when a russian bulb landed close by, but sloppy ads because escaped the heavy rush and shelling suffered by some towns in it on it, screeching in the evening light, a siren whales warning those who remain to get inside or under ground and almost deserted city in the russian armies, sites. charles, rapid out his era,

sloppy ask us defense secretary lloyd austin, that says he believes ukraine can win the war with the right equipment and support was soon spread coffee and secretary of state antony lincoln met ukrainian president for them as lensky in cuba. they like a fellow nato countries promise to arrange of heavy and more advanced weapons. despite warnings from moscow, where the un secretary general is in moscow, where head of a plan to meeting with russian president vladimir putin on tuesday. i'm telling you could harish. we'll also meet russian foreign minister, enough off before traveling to keep from it has been arranged in the hope of pushing open diplomatic channels between ukraine, russia, or diplomatic editor james bay's reports from the un. the un secretary general meeting with turkey's president hurdle on an anchor for full flying on to moscow. mister terrace is trying to build on previous turkish diplomatic efforts with a new piece initiative involving direct shuttle diplomacy. first in moscow. and

then on to keith. he thinks that there is an opportunity now and will make the most of what we can. a lot of diplomacy is about, about timing, about finding out when is the right time. ah, to add to speak with a person to travel to a place to do certain things and, and he is going in the anticipation that there's a real opportunity that is now billing itself. and we'll see what we can make of it . even though the secretary general last week called for truce over orthodox easter, a call that fell on deaf ears, i call on russians and ukrainians to silence the guns and forge a pass to safety for so many as he mediators, the secretary general continues to call for a cease fire, but that's very unlikely to happen. the ukrainians side don't want the conflict to become frozen with russian troops stationed inside their country. and after 2

months of war, moscow's made very limited gains. if as a truce now, would be very hard for president putin to declare a victory. my lord, i asked russia's deputy ambassador to the un, whether a cease fire was a possibility. we don't think that's a ceasefire is a good option right now, because the only the only advantage it will be with will give her a possibility for you. green enforces to regroup, and to stage more pro, occasions like which are like, i say, paltry. so frankly, it's not up to me to decide, but i don't see any reasons in this right now. the conflict has cost many lives. parts of ukraine have been completely destroyed, leaving ruin, buildings and mangled metal. but despite all this, the guns still seem unlikely to be silenced. yet james bay's al jazeera at the united nations. what albany is now and twitters aboard has unanimously decided to sell the company to ellen musk in a deal worth around $44000000000.00. mosque says he wants to unlock to it as

potential, make it a platform for free speech around the world and accompanies a current chief executive told staff the future direction of the platform. isn't yet clear. gabriel and his on the reports from new york. the deal is done the month long saga of who will own twitter appears over in one of the largest and most unusual tech acquisitions ever. the board of directors and twitter unanimously agreed to sell the social media company to even musk for $44000000000.00. up until the deal was announced, there was doubt on wall street. that musk could cobble together the financing needed, but he did. must help pay for the deal with $25500000000.00 in debt financing by a group of banks lead by morgan stanley. in a press release announcing the deal must talked about improving the platform by getting rid of automated spam accounts and making its algorithms open to the public

and authenticating all users. but for musk buying twitter is about free speech, or at least his version of it potentially ending twitters current content, moderation, or stopping the platforming of users to break the rules you on mosque is not buying twitter or financial reasons, although he thinks he can make some money on it, he's buying it for ideological reasons and i think that's the really important part and all this. and that's ultimately what's scary with musk in control. they fear a return to the unruly spread of disinformation on the platform. so as today, a good day or bad day for twitter users, that is probably the most important question here. and i think it's also the question that's going to be hardest to answer. i think that if he does a lot of the work that has been done trying to protect against sort of normative lee, bad speech such as information and especially he speech that's going to be

a bad day for twitter. but you know, there's a chance that he takes over and does in sort of have quite a sweeping of a reform agenda as he that he's put forth in over the last couple. it's been a tumultuous month for twitter. the saw must take a 9 percent stake in the company, making him its largest shareholder. he was then offered a seat on the board of directors, only to have it abruptly revoked, followed by his cash offer to buy the entire company, all within the last few weeks. ultimately, ellen musk got what he wanted to not only be a twitter user, but to also be its owner. gabriel's ando. how does it new york? well, in a freed is the chief technology correspondent at u. s. e. 's website. actually, she says absolute free speech will be virtually impossible to achieve in general,

even though ellen has laid out this big free speech thing, it turns out to be really hard to remove protections, even some of the organizations and social media that have tried to rival twitter and say, were in favor of free speech, find that free speech without rules is just chaos. so i think a lot of the rules will stay. i think that will probably see things start to shift more subtly though both as ilan has influence. but also i think people who strongly oppose that will start to leave twitter. other people will come in, who are more in favor of it. so i expect a subtle shift starting when the deal closes. i think the real question comes in protections above and beyond what the law requires. but what it requires, what it takes to have a decent conversation, tends to be protections that go above and beyond what the law might dictate was still ahead on the al jazeera, how ukrainians are redefining their national identity. off to the russian invasion and coping with coven 19 could be leak challenges faced by people with disabilities

. ah hello, they will got in southern africa and all eyes on tropical storm jasmine, as it sits over the mozambique channel. now it is weakening, but it's liking to pull into weston areas of madagascar. it's already brought some heavy rain to northeastern areas of mozambique. we could see those conditions pushed into western areas though it is weakening. we think that rough scenes will be some of the worse conditions with that storm, but it starts to dry up as we had farther west across south africa, particularly for eastern areas like quiz zullie natal for durbin. we are expecting a few showers, but we will still see some sunshine and clear skies is going to cool down slightly

in cape town will remain dry, however, and it is looking a long dryer as we reach up towards that central bound of africa. this is where we are seeing the more fierce thunderstorms, edging into places like niger area as well have gone or we've seen some pretty heavy rain here. over the past few days. it's gonna get wet and windy for the north west for morocco. but for the northeast, for cairo it means pretty hot and dry. if a little dusty now was we had. a but to the middle east, it's been rather dusty across places like q a city. we are going to see that is as we go to the mid week. that sure weather update. ah, on counting the cost sri lanka, worst economic crisis in decades, what are the chances for a bailout? china's g. d. p growth beats 1st quarter expectations that could be economy grind to a halt and are high fuel prices pushing out demand for electric cars. counting the

cost on al jazeera, we understand the differences and similarities of culture across the world. so no matter when you call home, we'll put you can use in current affairs that matter to you, lou. ah ah, you're watching al jazeera reminder now about top stores. twitters board has unanimously decided to sell the company to eat on musk deal worth around. $44000000000.00. if it goes through shareholders will be paid more than $54.00 per share. russian forces have a tax critical infrastructure, hooting rail lines, which ukraine says is to stop it from re supplying its troops on the front lines.

carson, the train station in the vive, was one of the 5 struck by missiles in central time western crying. un secretary joe antonia cherish is in moscow where head of a fund meeting with the russian president. but in that future, tuesday summit has been arranged in the hope of pushing open diplomatic channels between ukraine and russia. when ukraine's invasion has made many ukrainians question, their allegiance to past social norms. one such area that is changing is the use of language as it resort sir dot reports from the v. many rest inside cheese and shun all things russian as an act of defiance. the service at the orthodox church of saint george in libby has continued for centuries and has not been interrupted by the ongoing war. though it has seen some change in the rights are now being performed mostly in ukrainian or

russian. some other, it was decided by the community itself that the service should be exclusively ukrainians. they reject the or sub own language which is commonly used by the russian orthodox church. and they want to hear the ukrainian language because they say closer to them what you're to truth in ukraine went around 30 percent off the population speaks. russian. things have changed since the russian invasion in february, the revocation, as men ukrainians are calling it is spreading fast across the country. even the 3 named after the russian historical figures are now given ukrainian names. it's about the colonization. we have independent country. we have in dependency that we have own history. and so we'll do, according to our history, not that what the fullest on, on, on our, on off by a huge money. all the is called the re,

to what russia has presented as a key reason for taking you crazy. if you know the city of much of the said he needs to be raised from start to finish, it's been poisoning the lives of slavic people. for 100 years, in reality, russian people, even the name itself, is insulting to be one of the russian peoples and to suddenly become ukrainians. this idea needs to be totally eradicated, but before we start eradicated them for us, they have to be convincingly defeated. ukraine society has been a deeply polarized one, but the word with russia has let his people to set aside their differences and come together to have their country which stand the invasion. at the start of its war in ukraine, russia fed its aim, was to liberate the russian speaking regions of the country and was for the historical ties with russia. but now the goal seems too far away. and for most your minions, the world has only pushed them further away from russia. marina shalayna

is the software they will offer from ukraine's will ask region, most of which is now on the russian occupation. she has spoken russian her entire life. but now, besides helping to plan an army with fundraising campaigns, she's working to improve her ukrainian. it's not about me you after what rush and you to minute by the end all eastern, by the way off of pekin eastern thought of nor spot. i believe it's time to erase from all minds every scene that connects us to them. oh, you can. you may have suffered heavy losses in this war, but they say it has united them in their fight against the invaders. and has also led them to discover the national identity. al jazeera,

living turkish business, men and activists, osmond kazama has been jailed for life after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the government. the u. s. is called the court decision, deeply troubling while europe's top court in the western powers say, the case is pretty motivated. nike zation firmly rejected by ankara sim, concealed reports for miss tumble. i was really calling for justice protesting against a stumble court's decision to jail, turkish business men, an activist of montgomery law for life. tell us friends cried and hugged as he was convicted of trying to overthrow the government by financing nationwide to government processed in 2013 other charges of espionage were thrown out. you could, if this is a lawful decision, we would be able to comment on it. but it's not. this is a summary of a k

b government's revenge against jesse park protests. the pact courtroom watched on us several of college friends were convicted of helping him, and each jailed for 18 years. so not the manufactured charges and accusations against the defendant should be dropped. cover law has been behind bars for 4 and a half years has always denied the charges against him, saying they are politically motivated. took his government, denies theirs, but the european court of human rights as well as activists and turkeys, western nato allies say the trial and verdict are part of a crackdown on peson under president jeff, taper drums, the courts aggravated blood tension, for vala must have to find the court of appeal, and then the supreme court. this can take months or longer, but this may not be the end of the process for cabala. if the appeals court

overturns the verdict, come, follow may be released, spending triumph for now. friends and supporters live in hope, however narrow view to say no because solar sounds as serious stumble israel says it will, once again allow palestinian workers and merchants to enter from garza on tuesday. there is or beat a new crossing was shot on saturday of the house, rockets targeted southern israel, the firings for the repeated israeli incursions in the alex the most compound and occupied east jerusalem. employment in israel is a lifeline for people in garza, or about half the population is it's been a further development in ethiopia and government's war with the grand rebels in the north, which is great people's liberation front or t p. a left says it has completely withdrawn its forces from the afar region. i hope the withdrawal will allow 8 to 2 grey, which is experiencing family like conditions or 90 percent of the regions

population needs food aid. if you open at genesis, i'm going to show, says this was the only way the government would allow food aid entity. it could only agree to some kind of c, r, unless an organization that they deem us a terrorist organic organization would suddenly be of war. but the t p a left has been saying the reason that they're enough far is to protect their interest to protect any kind of attack that might come their way. and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. the african union has been trying to play a role to end this conflict. the former president of nigeria has been going back and forth between the sub mckelly, the captain out of to dry and event that kenya, speaking to the canyon, the president and the u. s. invoice find to solve this issue, but there doesn't seem to be any kind of agreements along this actors.

the by the administration is asked congress for greater powers to detect and potentially destroy drones, which threatened security more than a $100000.00 drones are registered in the united states. my county has more from the white house. so wide ranging plan that's been announced by the biden administration, the national action plan. it is going to ask congress to take a series of measures on both a federal and a local basis in terms of amending the law to deal with the increasing volume of drones within the country. there's great concern among administration, officials about the amount of crimes that drones are being used for about the increasing number of drone incidents have occurred, including here at the white house, back in 2015 or when 2 drones on 2 separate occasions landed on the grounds of the white house itself, so there's a lot of concerns, but one must note that this has got to go to congress. congress will have to pass a wide ranging way of legislation. among that legislation will be establishing

a national training center to train people in grown detection are ways in which to improve drone ticker technology, but also administration officials speaking to reporters make another point which may be one of the motor forces behind this action plan. and that is expressed concern about the use of drones in the attempted assassination of the iraqi prime minister in august last year. and the attack on the been as well and president back in 2018. so there's not only a domestic concern about this. there's also the concern among administration officials about the white spread or possible widespread use of drones. not only in illegal acts such as carrying drugs, but also impossible impossible assassination attempts. activists in the u. s. say people with disabilities are facing unique and ongoing challenges during the korean

of ours pandemic, as an fisher reports they hadn't had equal access to services like testing. and that could fall short to be county laws this imagine after a long wait, you finally get your hands on a covert tasting kit down with. imagine you've been feeling ill and want to know if you're okay here. what now imagine you're blind. it has no markings on it, and again, this is a cardboard box. so i'm, you know, boxes of band aids, have braille on them. now hang over the thing for many disabled people, the surgeon testing has left them behind. if you're blind, 1000000 people in the u. s. r. then simply what can you, what to do is a challenge. there were testing centers that were drive through homely and of course blind people don't drive. we do have as a matter of national public policy, the idea that people with disabilities are supposed to be integrated and included. so why is there nobody thinking about on the front end before things become

a problem? endemic restrictions were hard on almost every one, but even more complicated for those who are disabled. that is the americans with disabilities act, the laws and tension that every american has the same rights and opportunities as every one else. it gives people a sense of independence and dignity during the pandemic. we have seen all 50 states operationalize what's called a crisis standards of care. and these are standards that a hospital uses to determine who gets access to treatment in times are shortage of, of medical resources. and so states have used disability as a means of saying, you know what, your life is not worth living. it's not worth said in, in fact one in for adult americans has a disability disability defined as a physical or mental impairment that impacts a major life activity and lawn cove. it could see those numbers rise dramatically.

you may be seeing people with long corvette who are experiencing things like the t reduce lung capacity, brain fog, as well as individuals who have had significant stress and trauma. throughout the panoramic. we're now having to adjust to life with a psychiatric disability. the white house is responded to criticism and made some changes including recommending to drug companies that they make testing easily accessible for everyone. but things aren't going to change overnight. there will be a lag, and that means for people with disabilities is going to take longer to get back to normal. i'll in fisher al jazeera, at the white house. chinese health authorities are tracing a coven 19 outbreak. they suspect has been spreading in the capital for a week, concerns about a city wide locked out in beijing like the one in shanghai has led to panic by katrina. you reports from beijing long queues for corona virus testing of forming

across the east of beijing. the capitals tell young district has ordered all those living and watching here to be tested. it follows the discovery of at least $41.00 cases in recent days. okay, did you come off and i think if 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 to so can go as either so i'm, i'm not too concerned. i have prepared one week's worth of food at home. that should be nothing. the warning prompted panic buying 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. neutral, banker, retail supermarket stores, community vegetable shops and a direct sales stores have a steady supply of daily necessities. at least 28 neighborhoods have been put under lockdown and 1200 close contacts sent to quarantine centers. more than 3 and a half 1000000 people must undergo testing 3 times this week,

as leading 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 shanghai is 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 are some say the real death toll is higher. residency access to food and necessities has improved. the, with the indefinite, locked out 1st imposed at the beginning of the month has sparked wide spread 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, the gen,

the world's oldest person has died in japan at the age of 190. ca tanaka was born in 19 o 3 the same year. the wright brothers cowed out their 1st flight. the mother of 4 survived cancer twice live through 2 world wars and the 1918 spanish flu. at a ceremony in 2019 and i her was recognized as the world's oldest person. she spent her final years enduring mathematics and kathy and said she was happier than she'd ever been. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. now. russian forces have attacked critical infrastructure including rail lines which ukraine says is to stop it from re supplying its troops on the front lines in the east. the crows, neat train station and the viv was one of 5 struck by missiles and central and western ukraine. un secretary general antonia good terror is in moscow. i had ever

planned meeting with russian president vladimir putin on tuesday.