as nice my whole band africa direct on al jazeera, we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the round santa monahan take it will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to years. ah, the u. s. president appeals to congress for another $33000000000.00 to help ukraine fend off rushes invasion. you know, throughout our history, we've learned that when dictators do not pay the price from their aggression a cause we're crash and engage more gresh, the worst of the wall, the un chief visits, towns in ruins, ne ukraine's capital calling the destruction evil. ah,

plugs it'll robin the watching. i'll desert lies my headquarters here in des. also coming up amongst roy can sri lanka, workers put more pressure on the president to step down and thriving under water. we go diving to famous beach in thailand. this welcoming taurus back with a warning welcome to the back of the u. s. president, seeking another $33000000000.00 for ukraine's war against russia. joe biden is asking congress for the extra money saying that washington has no choice, but to back the ukrainian forces. regardless of the cost. united states alone is provided 10 anti armor systems for every russian tank that is in ukraine. 10 to one . we're writing ukraine significant timely intelligence to help them defend themselves against russian arshella. and we're facilitating new,

significant flow weapons and systems ukraine from our allies and partners around the world, including tanks, artillery, and other weapons. that support is moving with unprecedented speed. much, much of the new equipment we've announced in the past 2 months, 2 weeks has already gotten to ukraine. reaction to this from our white house correspondent, kimberly healthcare who joins me now from washington, dc. kimberly, obviously it's a huge amounts of money that the president is asking for. is congress likely to grant his wish, hey, cares, the congress is likely to grant that there seems to be a lot of support in the u. s. congress for ukraine right now. and that's because the american public is largely in support. whether that will change is unclear. but right now the president is asking for a lot of money. here's how that 33000000000 is to break down of the ab. that 20000000000 is for weapons, military assistance as a point,

5000000000 is to keep the ukranian government running so that it has the programs going to help and support the people. and then there is another 3000000000 that is roughly slated for refugee programs for those flea ukraine to other nations. so that's sort of roughly how it breaks down. now we should point out in the midst of all of this, it's not just for weapons that humanitarian a but also as part of the president's request to congress. there is another aspect to this as well. and that is the enforcement of sanctions against oligarchy. and this is really part of the sanctions effort that has been put in place and announced previously by the biden administration. and the reason that the administration has been going after these oligarchy is that there's this belief that the oligarchy are really helping to vladimir putin, to finance his war machine, and the evasion of ukraine as so,

by going after this mechanism, this is another means of ending this conflict and kimberly, there is this u. s. narrative as well, the piling on sanctions that trying to strangle the financial ability of russia to fight this war. how is that debate to that conversation being perceived amongst the american public and through the american media? well, certainly there is war fatigue in this country and the longer that this goes on, the more questions that will be asked. you have to remember that this is a u. s. president that is struggling in the polls is facing mid term elections, congressional elections in the fall, and really does need to make the argument to the american public that this is a conflict worth paying for. and already there are some questions that are starting to percolate about how long the united states can kind of lead the fight and all of

this. and that's why you heard the u. s. president. the start of this making the argument when he was talking to the american public, that the nato would add nato partners will also be paying what he called their fair share in terms of supporting ukraine. but also that he said and made the argument, the caving to rushes, aggression is something that really lead the world cannot afford. so the u. s. president really believes that this is, there really is no alternative that russia must be stood up to by the united states . he believes that the united states is the leader in this. and he believes that as you, as president, he is the leader of the free world combating what he sees is russian aggression. so that's the argument he will make to the american public. whether or not they are buying that argument in peers for now they are. but that's one that he's going to have to continue to make right up until november when those congressional mid term

elections occur. for the update. thanks very much. kimberly. how cooper or white house correspondent, thank you. antonio garish has seen for himself what he calls evil. and an absurdity in the 21st century, the you and chiefs on his 1st visit to ukraine since russia invaded 63 days ago. his army thing the president vladimir zalinski, after witnessing the destruction close to ukraine's capital under chappelle hussle . a tour of the villages and towns north of keith where russia is accused of committing war crimes starting and borrowed yankee. where you went, secretary general antonio quoterush saw for himself the scale of devastation. there is no way a water can be acceptable in the 21st century. look at bro danco. like so many towns was occupied by russian forces and nearly flattened by their onslaught. ukrainian say mass graves, there are proof that russian forces are committing atrocities. then to boucher were

bodies of civilians were found with hands tied behind their backs. earlier this month when you crane recaptured it from russian forces quoterush now asking russia to help find those responsible. i fully support the social political moment that i view the russian federation to accept to corporate with international good middle court and to charge residential towers in urban, where there's been extensive damage, innocent civilian living in this building. they were paying the highest price for a war for which they're not going to be good. mental ukrainian officials were frustrated. he visited russian president vladimir putin and moscow before keith zalinski called it ambiguous to see the aggressor before the victims. the un secretary general has been unable to get the sides to see eye to eye, but wants to begin the negotiation process to stop a war that many ukrainians had hoped the un would prevent in the 1st place. and you

chappelle al jazeera lady queen says russia has increased the pace of defense in the east that's being fed fighting in the dorm bus region. and russian forces have taken these 2 towns in the east that pushing towards the cities of lyman and off us . now, on the front line defended by ukrainian troops. satellite imagery from mario paul is revealing the damage done by russian shelling on the of a solid steel plant. where you plenty and soldiers and civilians are sheltering. russia has continued it strikes on the facility. this might agree in principle with you and to allow evacuations. sounds hiding in the steel plants, underground tunnels. as in russian forces surround the city. and the large files are broken out in the southern ukrainian city of kent shown, which is under russian military occupation. according to local reports, houses have been in gulf by the flames. it's not clear what caused blaze. the casualties have been reported. and at least one person's been killed in concave and

the other 2 inches out at russian shelling on a residential area. on wednesday, emergency crews went to the scene to treat the we did and put on to fire. now ukraine, 2nd largest city, se shelling nearly every day since the war began. charles stratford has more from the city of lyman. in the dawn bus region. we've heard a lot of incoming, very close shelling and outgoing targeting positions. we understand the force to our left and right. the, the military have very nervous. they've moved to san once and we've just been especially negotiate pretty hard to get you this picture. i'm seeing a lot of smoke in, in the distance. they're now li man is hugely important because it is part of russia's wide campaign to surround the city of sl events and further south kraemer tool. st. certainly seems as if, as i say, that seems to be a concerted effort by russian forces, according to military,

and is trying to capitalize on some of this good weather that we're beginning to see in ukraine now that the ground is beginning to dry up and the and the skies are clearer, and certainly this 2nd phase as the, the russian military calling it is very much underway. and this area that when at the moment very much the focus of their attention, ukraine and russia, are blaming each other for a series of attacks. and a breakaway region of moldova trans, denise trans interior ministry, as shots were fired from ukraine towards village housing and ammunition depot. be parker reports now from easton mull data. it's an internationally unrecognised border to a country that doesn't officially exist. the checkpoint between mole dover in its breakaway region of trans, nice, dra, is busy, much more so than usual, a wave of unexplained attacks and the sliver of land between moldova, to the west and ukraine to the east. midland, the checks going in and out. locals can pass without special permission.

journalists can't people and nervous to speak confused about what's happening. the war, new cranes only 15 kilometers away. but he is driving and she was parkway, in there, it's horrible. what's happening in new crane will lead through a war in the 1990 s. war only means one think bloodshed. on monday, there was an apparent rocket attack on trans nissan security service building in the regional capital. to ross paul the next day to soviet era radio mass were destroyed and a wednesday trans nice to an official said shots were fired from ukraine into the region. close to a russian army depot. ukraine cause the attacks false flag operations. a pretext for russia to mobilize troops in the region, raising concerns that this could become a new front in the war. new crane. moscow denies it has its site to set on trans,

nice, dra get the cheapest thing. you need potential something we strongly condemn attempts to drag trans yesterday into what's happening in ukraine. and we can hear some of the sensationalist claims about preparations by russian peacekeepers. their us ball air strip and trans yesterday conscript for some hostile actions. it's believe they're around $1500.00 russian troops. so co peacekeepers permanently stationed entranced in easter. they've been there ever since the war between russian back separatists and moldova, north ortiz, in the early 19 ninety's. the region also has a modest military, several 1000 strong. on the one side of this thin border, old over a country with e u aspirations. on the other, a country not recognized anywhere internationally. the still uses the soviet hammer and sickle on its national flag, didn't imply earlier in the week them, aldo, from president my asunder said, unnamed forces inside tramps nissan were in favor of war. the country's neutral

under its constitution, but he does have strong ties with the e, u and nato without being a member of either the war next door and ukraine suddenly feels much closer. neeve barker al jazeera, the vine at sir crossing moldova. well, still had here on al jazeera cove at 19 jobs. the baby's a drug make a 6 approval for its vaccine to be used on those as young as 6 months. and why the world's largest producer of palm oil has imposed a ban on exports. those stories after the break ah, the journey has begun. the fee for world cup is on its way to cattle. hook your travel package to day. hello, we've got some very nasty weather in the forecast for japan over the next 24 hours or so long line of clout here. and that's a very active weather system which will bring some big down pause in sliding out of

the east china. c q shoe seems a very heavy rainfall pushing across southern parts of honshu, free hourly totals, just 3 hours. we're looking at around 20 to 30 millimeters the frame. the good news is it most through quickly. so we will set drying out quite nicely behind, but the possibility of some localize of flooding and certainly some travel disruption as a result of that system for a type. heavy showers continue across southern parts of a china. heavy showers continue just around the south china see this mass of cloud, that little clutch of storms, that's going to bring some big downpours into southern parts of vietnam through cambodia on friday and saturday. and that wet weather continuing to drift its way further west was joining up with some very heavy rain that we have seen recently across southern parts of the bare been goal in fetch for lanka. say some very heavy rainfall over a 100 millimeters afraid in only 24 hours the showers are set. continue here, hopefully not quite as intense as they have been recently. still a few showers. they're just into a corolla ever showers towards bangladesh,

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look like he was able to sell reminder of our top stories. you as president joe biden says he's asking congress to approve a $33000000000.00 package of additional military support for ukraine. he says, backing ukraine isn't cheap, and the aid is the only way to keep up the flow of weapons. and the you and zachary general is on his 1st visit to ukraine's is russia. they did 63 days ago. antonio terrace has seen destruction near keith and is our meeting with president vladimir zalinski, ukraine and russia of lemming each other for a series of attacks. and a breakaway reach of won't, over. 20 stria has tightened at security. and russia says the incidence on attempt to drag the region into conflicts that the drug company, madonna has asked us regulators to prove its cove at 19 vaccine for children age

between 6 months and 6 years old. it says trial show 2 doses was safe. i'm produced a strong immune response. right now. any children age 5 and older can be vaccinated in the us with fire as vaccine. i think there is an important unmet medical need here with these youngest kids that don't have any of the vaccine. they don't have any other treatments. i think they have to recognize that they might in the prioritize application. but they do, as you say, now have that full spectrum of data across the whole age range of children and adolescents. there's been a month since china's biggest city shanghai went in to lockdown because a cove at 9 teens outbreak has been widespread. unrest amongst residents who complained of food shortages and tough restrictions. katrina, you reports now from beijing. this factory on the outskirts of shanghai normally produces around $300000.00 bicycles every month. it counts u. s. department store walmart among its many international clients. but because of

a strict corona virus lockdown, it's been forced to close for full weeks, confined to his home manager, lager worries about his 2000 workers. and his bottom line, to be honest, is very difficult for them. i would like to pay a little bit more. but, you know, the, the last for the company is also the mom. i don't know how, how am i going to so wife after this, but i will try to sofa is authorities in shanghai. see, a new round of testing will decide where the neighborhoods can begin. opening up. most of the cities 25000000 residents remain locked down. it sparked anger and protest in the commercial center. here, people i heard banging pots and pans from their apartment windows. one woman screams, give me back my freedom. still,

chinese leaders insist on maintaining a 0 curve 19 policy. they are trying to contain the public discontent. but we are still working with a lot of this system, which means that it is the target that has been said by the top leadership, which is called paramount importance for cart race, responsible for any of those specific policies. public is contend comes much lower in the initial priorities for them to meet. there has been complaints of food shortages, the separation of families, and the killing of pets by health workers. but analysts say any political blame is likely to fall on low level officials, not president, she didn't ping or talk beijing ministers in the capital authorities doing all they can to prevent a city wide lockdown. people have stopped up and supplies. bracing for the results

of 3 rounds of mass testing conducted this week. more than 100 infections have been recorded, resulting in the closure, some schools and attainment venues and tourist sites. dozens of neighborhoods has been barricaded. the heavy handed measures resembled or imposed during the early days of the pandemic. more than 2 years on many questioning whether the cure is worse than the disease itself. katrina, you al jazeera aging. taiwan has concerned a record number of daily cave in 1900 infections on thursdays. health minister said they were more than $11000.00 cases detected, so i won't close its borders at the start of the pandemic. but since abandoned, as they recovered $900.00 policy and staying with the taiwan b. u. s. congress is also past the bill to help the totally regain its observance status. the world health organization presenter by this expected to sign the measure into law taiwan with strict status in 2017 because the objections from

china, beijing considers the island a breakaway profit. yes. breaking news. at least 9 people have died in black. cindy northern africans that he had bizarre sharif police, a 13 people also injured by the 2 bob glass on many buses. and the group has yet claimed responsibility of going on a ton of unmoving. the struggle to contain attacks by armed groups tie the broken promises. hundreds of trade unionists saw on strike in sri lanka, teachers, taxi drivers, and bang students, fairbanks those on a one day walk and protests against the government handling of the economy. opposition parties are calling for a no confidence notion. so i can say see, it's worth financial crisis in decades with shortages of food, fuel, and medicine. michelle fernandez has multiple colombo as she reports. the government must be feeling the pressure. there are certain signs that they're

trying to sort of take measures and steps to respond to some of these both. we saw the government, the cabinets, step down, the president appoint an interim government. then bring in an entire new cabinet of relatively young new faces. ah, but it is not seem seeming to have pacified all of these protests as they say. new faces. justin cabinet won't do. they want a clean sweep from the president, the prime minister, and the cabinet to go. now, there also seems to be moved within the opposition parties to do 2 things. one to bring no confidence motion against the government that would be passed by a simple majority. the other option is also to bring in sort of constitutional reform. the president and the prime minister have made sort of noises about willing to being willing to accept these. but at the end of the day, nothing much has moved cooking oil prices of sort to a record high,

partly because of the warm ukraine are expected to crease even more. that's indonesia was leading producer of palm oil stocks. it's export. bon jessica. washington reports not on her cooks a coping in the kitchen. in jakarta, south, some of the country's most popular dishes can be found in this small kitchen. fried chicken fried fish and fried tofu. almost everything on the menu has one ingredient in common. palm oil and dung city. any c opened this restaurant 30 years ago, but now she's worried, she could lose customers. a sound bump up a lot of the effect. the unstable price of cooking oil affects my business. when it was cars, it was difficult. now it's available but expensive. it's so challenging for small businesses. palmer oil is the world's most widely used edible oil for months, concerns about price and of a ability have been growing in indonesia,

despite the country being the top producer. now the government is banning palm oil exports, including crude and refined palm oil owl. the cut up, i understand the state needs taxes along with foreign exchange and the country needs to create bound surplus. but meeting the people, the primary needs is more important. it's a priority leak up with one. the move has shocked global markets. suppressive cooking oil has been rising around the world for a number of reasons. disruptions in production, increasing demand for biofuels, and the war in ukraine. the world's largest exporter of sunflower oil experts say the latest moved by the indonesian government is likely to push prices. even higher . families also used in processed food cosmetics, cleaning products and more economists say the government strategies to normalize cooking oil prices have been misguided. focusing on supply rather than problems

within the industry. it may not solve the problem because again, the problem with the, with the cooking oil in the, in the, in the international market right now is actually the in the distribution channel. there is a bottleneck in now because of this complex and long, you know, distribution channel. the indonesian farm is association says its members will also suffer. what does that mean? it, this time period should give momentum to the government to reform the palm, oil industry and it's production model. right now it's run by big companies and they set the distribution of palm oil material according to the market. now, my nephew, my not the government intends the ban to remain until prices reach around $0.97 per liter at traditional markets in indonesia. but it's unclear whether this policy will achieve that. jessica washington out to 0 to carter. the human rights

committee has found that a corruption probe into brazil's form of president violated his rights. it says the investigation prevented louise in asio lula da silva, running for office, which is a violation of his political rights. luda was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2018 on fraud and corruption charges. he was released 2 years later after the supreme court overturned his conviction. please improve his tag, asked for a victim indigenous group which refused to leave one of its biggest copper mines. the 4 bombard community set up camp at the chinese run last bumble mine 2 weeks ago, halting operations. the protest as say, the mine is on indigenous territory. the firms owner says that it's fulfilled it's financial obligations. now the wells, reptiles are in crisis with more than a 5th threatened with extinction. they include species like the komodo dragon galapagos taught us and the king cobra. now that's according to a study from the u. s. a scientist cited deforestation,

and urbanized ation as hunting as the main reasons. my beach l. thailand's west coast is back in the taurus business. it got so popular that holiday makers of band for 3 years to stop the environmental damage. but as tony chang reports, the success of that decision has back to white a debate about marine conservation. if i could stop the world and restart life, put the clock back. i think i'd restart like this red alex garland, author of the beach. the movie released in 2000 and starry leonardo dicaprio was filmed here at maya bay in thailand. the flood of tourists that followed caused huge ecological damage. let boiler before the government closed the bay, there was nothing left. but after a few years of closure, you see more reefs. that mo, see, life is making their way back to the bay. we saw a black tips sharks, which you can see during low tide. the replanting corals are now home to nurseries

of fish, including juveniles. sharks, strict limits on the number of visitors are intended to minimize damage to the marine environment. swimming is now banned. after 2 years of covert shut downs, it's hoped that my obey will tempt the tourist back. but it's under water. you see how marine life has thrived in the absence of visitors. the adult sharks from my a base nursery flit nervously through the corals. huge shoals of yellow snappers, sweep along the edge of the reef, gently making way for uninvited guests. in the deeper ravines cracks and crevices full of life, a spiny lobster trying to avoid the dinner table. corals fanning out with signs of new growth. and if you want to find nemo, this is the place such a lazy world, other it's thriving when you're lucky enough to get a chance to see it. you wonder why they don't do everything you them have to charge

reserve it. but just behind my obey there are no limits or checks. the tourists are back by the boat load in the clear waters, the coral is bleached and marine life absent. i don't know why that we vote that each other any will learn. so yes we, we don't have to wait for the court. actually. we don't have to wait for the court to happen. we can just learn from other countries, like we just learned to either leo, we just learn how the men is. the nation are back in the u. s. by timber. there have even been regular sightings of do. gongs. a shy ocean mammal thought to be the origin of the mermaid myth fishermen say they ventured much closer to the shore since covered head over because of the lack of tourist during decoy pandemic nature is less disturb. the most important factor for de gongs is c. grassley, which is they're meant for sauce, you know, but the do gongs and now know where to be seen. scared off by boats carrying

tourists back to the islands, tourists that after 2 years of locked down, a coming to find a paradise that could soon be lost. tony cheng al, jazeera southern thailand, no new group of asteroids as arrived at the international space station. it's the 1st nasa crew with equal numbers of men and women there on a 6 month space, ex mission aiming to do $200.00 experiments. ah, don't you have to 0 missile romney? reminder of our top stories, u. s. president joe biden says he's asking congress to approve a $33000000000.00 package of additional military support for ukraine. he says it's the only way to keep up the flow of weapons. dinners, our white house correspond, kimberly elk, it has more. think of what there seems to be a lot of support in the u. s. congress for ukraine. right now.