an intimate look at life in cuba. ya mouth already, or gary with my cuba on al jazeera, ah, ah, holding the powerful to account. as we examined the u. s. row in the world on al jazeera. ah, ukraine says russian cruise missiles have struck keith during the 1st visit by un secretary general antonio goods harris, who'd earlier visited ruin towns near the capital. i witnessed that very vividly today at aunt keys, the selfless loss of life, the massive destruction. oh,

hello there, i'm julie mcdonald, this is al jazeera live from london, also coming the u. s. president asked congress to prove a ukrainian aid package worth $33000000000.00. and shanghai is a call would shut. time continues could a new round of testing mean freedom, the city's frustrated residence. ah, there one. welcome to the program. ukraine's top diplomat has la shy, would sit russia after missiles struck central keith for the 1st time in weeks. while the un secretary general was visiting the ukrainian capital, that was the 1st time until no good terrace has visited the country since russia launched its invasion in february. he 7 talks with president vladimir, sir lansky, just 2 days after meeting with russia's leader vladimir putin will,

to cruise missiles struck a residential area in central peeve. smoke was seen billowing from an area close to government buildings. the number of casualties isn't yet known. ukraine's foreign minister has called it quote, a heinous act of barbarism or had abdul hamid has latest now from keith. this happens at a time when do you and secretary general had just wrapped his press conference with the president vladimir zalinski. and as 11 of the senior advisers to president zalinski just treated, he said, is this a postcard from russia? and then he wondered why russia is still on the security council. but certainly this is a question that the government and give will be asking itself. and this is a question i think that even every journalist will try to find an answer to. but it sounds too much of a coincidence. at the same time that the capital was being targeted in the center

of the capital. when the in the cave region about 80 kilometers from here, another town was hit by 3 is several missiles. we don't know exactly how many nor do we know word what were the targets there, but it is a small town. so presidents zalinski, who at the days ahead of the un secretary general, antonio gutierrez, going to moscow wondered why he was going there before coming here. and he said that he should have seen for himself what happened in those areas. he visited this morning in boucher and board younger. well now the secretary general has experience for himself. what it is to be in keep while is under an air strike will during that press conference, antonio terrace, called for accountability for war crimes committed in ukraine. ukraine is a left the centers of unbearable heart, h and bane. i witnessed that very vividly today at aunt keys.

the says las loss of life, the massive destruction the unacceptable violations of human rights and the. busy laws of war, it is vital that the international criminal court and other un mechanisms conduct that work so that that can be real accountability. whereas lewis, if you wouldn't, you can. the only thing that i thought it's important that the secretary general has had a chance to witness the crimes committed against the ukrainian people in the suburbs of the city of keith. he had seen, much occupying forces have done against our citizens. this is the true genocide, and it is important to facilitate the establishment of a special international tribunal on russian crimes. well, antonia taylor is also toured regions near keith, where russian ships have been accused of committing war crimes. andrew chappelle reports a tour of the villages and towns north of keith where russia is accused of

committing war crimes starting and borrowed younger wear un secretary general antonio terrace, saw for himself the scale of devastation. there is no way a water can be acceptable in the 21st century. look at borrowed younger 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 garish. now, asking russia to help find those responsible, i fully support the federal google moment that i appeal to the russian federation to accept to corporate with international giving middle court and to charge residential towers in urban where theres been extensive damage and innocent civilian living. in this building,

they were paying the highest price for a war, for which they are both legal, just mental ukrainian officials were frustrated. he visited russian president vladimir putin in 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 on the battlefield. ukraine says russia has increased the pace of it's offensive in the east. there's been fierce fighting in the don't bass region. russian forces have taken these 2 times in the east, well, and pushing towards the cities of lyman and papa sna on the front line. and they're defended by ukrainian troops. will satellite imagery for mario pool has revealed the damage done by russian shelling on the asked about steel plant,

where ukrainian soldiers and civilians are still sheltering. russia has continued its air strikes on the facility despite agreeing in principle with the un to lie for evacuations to take place. thousands of people are hiding in the steel plants underground tunnels. as russian forces in circle the sissy. while at least one person's been killed in car cave and another 2 injured in russian shelling on a residential area on wednesday. the front line in russia's eastern offensive is now less than 5 kilometers from car caves, northern and eastern districts. but ukraine 2nd largest cities face shelling nearly every day since the war began. and a large fires broken out in the southern ukrainian city of kirsten, which is currently under russian military occupation. that's according to local reports. houses have been engulfed by flames, but it's not yet clear what's causing that place. no casualties have so far been reported. u. s. president joe biden is calling on congress to approve ukraine

aid package worth more than $30000000000.00. biden says, washington has no choice but to back ukraine, regardless of the financial cost. al jazeera, white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has the story as russia's war and ukraine enters the new phase. and in order to keep the military and humanitarian aid to ukraine flowing, we need this builds for you crews wait for freedom. you as president joe biden on thursday, asked the u. s. congress for $33000000000.00 to support ukraine over the next 5 months. because to lose weight or is not cheap, but k be new, aggression is going to be more costly if we allow to happen. we either back ukrainian people as they defend the country or we stand by as the russians continue or atrocities and aggression ukraine. finance request for $33000000000.00 includes

more than $20000000000.00 for military assistance, like artillery and anti aircraft weaponry more than $8000000000.00 to help the ukrainian government continue to function and another $3000000000.00 to help refugees. in addition, biden is also sending to congress a plan to crack down a russian oligarchy who laundry illegal and stolen money in the us through shadowy purchases of yachts and other assets like high priced real estate. the proposal is aimed at streamlining the federal government's ability to seize the oligarchy property, and allow the us to use the proceeds to support ukraine. march of this real estate that's been bought by oligarchs, and the political elite of russia has been bought through front companies. and these front companies have been able to register in the united states without knowing who their owners are. and so it's finding this property that's the enormous

challenge at the moment. if approved by congress might into plan would create a new administrative process for the forfeiture of property owned by russian oligarchy. and knowingly or intentionally possessing funds gained from corrupt dealings with the russian government could become a criminal offense. well, most members of congress support president biden's proposals and more money for ukraine. there's little indication of when the plan might be debated by lawmakers and just when the legislation might pass. kimberly held can al jazeera, the white house. germany's parliament has approved sending heavy weaponry to ukraine in what sir been a major policy shift. the decision to send a shipment of anti aircraft systems has been supported by all 3 ruling coalition parties, as well as the opposition conservatives. for weeks,

germany resisted calls to provide ukraine with heavy weapons. it's longstanding, policy of not sending arms to conflicts. hills has changed completely since the start of the war. will germany's chancellor says his country's preparing for a possible situation where russia stops gas exports to berlin. olaf schultz is in japan. on his 1st trip to asia in the roll and rushes invasion of ukraine and the energy crisis are the top key issues being discussed with japanese prime minister for me. okay, shita or vega and try to be with the for and what decision the russian government will take in this regard. one can only speculate, but it makes little sense. no one has to pull here for it. and as i said, we've already started to do this before the war broke out. and we know what we have to do, and that is exactly what we will do. ukraine and russia blaming each other for a suze of attacks in a breakaway region of moldova transit. estrus interior ministry says shots were

fired from ukraine towards a village, housing and ammunition dapple. it's among a series of attacks reported there in recent days. ne parker reports now from eastern moldova. 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 him. he was parkway, in there, it's horrible. what's happening and 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 translate for 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 caulsey 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 trends. nice dra get to cheapest in unique preschool. so here 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 chance nestor and conscripts for some hostile actions. it's believe they're around $1500.00 russian troops, so called 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. although 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 the mando from president my a sunday said unnamed forces inside trans nissan were in favor of war. the country's neutral under its constitution. but it does have strong ties with the e, u and nato without being a member of either the war next door in ukraine, suddenly feels much closer. neeve barker al jazeera the vine at so crossing moldova, still come on al jazeera, this is our business, his clothes teacher's absent from school and public transport is disrupted,

as for longer goes on strike over an economic crisis. ah, this is your weather update for europe in africa. have one good to, sir. so the forecast on fridays, some showers for northern areas of spain, the south of france in and around the parent ears. but where the sun's out look at this seville up to 27 or ensure the forecast for romania we've got some showers hanging around. so this is going to play bucharest with the high of 20 next stop or go into turkey. we've got plenty of sunshine here across the central parts of the country, uncle 26, but seen those showers really build in and move from the east into the caucuses. so tbilisi a white day for you with a high of 20 degrees off to their northwest. some clouds, well that's going to put a cap on those temperatures to the 13th. that's the best i can do for you in london

on friday, off to africa, we do have some weather zipping across cell, jerry, us and sand industrial libya along that border with egypt. and there's been near all time record heat for center, goal and guinea south and not too far away and became no fast. so bama co got a high of 39 on friday. i seen some of the 1st frosts of the season for south africa. not too bad though in cape town with a high of 18 degrees, but give it a bit. it's kind of feel like summer again. 29 will be the high on monday. ok. i'm out of time. i'll catch up with you in a little bit. ah. in the vietnam war, the u. s. army used to hardly talk for cod, beside with catastrophic consequences. agent orange was the most destructive instruments for chemical warfare. a decade later, the same happened in the us state of oregon. these helicopters flying over the ridge braying something and they didn't even see the kids foot 2 women are still

fighting for justice against some of the most powerful forces in the world. the people both as agent orange on out are 0. lou ah, ah, welcome back. a quick reminder of our top stories here on al jazeera rushes hit, the ukrainian capital with missiles strikes during a visit by the un secretary general antonio good terrace. smoke was seen billowing from an area close to government buildings. the number of casualties, though, is not yet know. until near the terrace, met with ukraine's president brought him. he has to lensky and toward regions near keith where russian troops have been accused of committing war crimes. un chiefs on

his 1st visit to ukraine since russia invaded 63 days ago. and satellite imagery from mario pole has revealed the damage done by russian shelling on the asked result, steel plant, where ukrainian soldiers and civilians are still sheltering us despite russia agreeing. in principle with the you and to allow for evacuations to take place public services inch for a long car at a standstill as hundreds of trade unions joined to one day strike demanding the resignation of the government opposition, policies of organized 6 days of demonstrations over the countries, bastard economy, a foreign currency crisis is causing major shortages of fuel food and medicine. and l fernandez was at one much in march in colombo. a shell full again, she lank as president, go to obey raj boxer, and his administration services were disrupted, as thousands of walkers join to one day strike demanding the government's resignation. bobby lamar get on daughter middleton. we are telling the government

very clearly they should he to the message of the working class or else it won't just be one day. we will work towards longer stoppages and paralyzed the country. if we have to, to chase go to buy a roger packs of teachers, dentists, postal workers, railway stuff, and bankers were among the many thousands of people who stayed away from work to join colleagues in march. as like this one in colombo, they said they will lend their full support to the protest movement against a government dc's inefficient and corrupt, and has only looked after its own needs. the people's all actually stomach when they go to some administrative system. they are getting me back. i wonder dad, going to we're in effect. they want strikers march to the president's office where anti government protest entered that 20th consecutive day on thursday. similar marchers and protests were held in each district,

rings striking walkers. yet outside the main government hospital in shallow in northwest sri lanka. nurses carried a coffin symbolizing what they say is the final journey of the present government. train stations were deserted. even the main railway station in colombo, the nerve center for commuters and bus stops, were crowded with people. hopefully they can board the fuel buses on the roads. prison go to bed, roger boxer and his government are fighting major battles on the economic and political fronts. the government has no money to pay for food, medicine, fuel and of the essential import. after it's foreign reserves fell to alarming levels. the government is talking to the i m f. what bank and friendly countries to raise emergency sons at newly appointed finance minister, early submarine has admitted things will get hard before they get better. oh yeah. and they did say, today's work stoppage is just the top and of what they can do. they warn that if

the government does not need flaws to leave, there were a lot more to was. renew fernandez, odda 0, colombo. millions of people are struggling to court with an intense heat wave in what sprinkled india's hottest summer ever. india's weather agency is declared a heat wave in several north, west central and eastern states, with some places crossing $45.00 degrees celsius and peak summer. heat is still to come. it's already cause power cots and put a strain on health services. the government's also warned a rising fire risks, and farmers say that their wheat harvest might be affected. neighboring pakistan has also been affected with some rural regions expected to peak at around $48.00 degrees celsius, that 8 degrees higher than normal, or with so hot. now in a hot it will be in my resume, it's hotter georjanet on hot winds. the public gets very heavily up the forgot username. our body's full sweat because of this heat, the heat troubles with

a walk the whole day. it's so hot now. it's been a month since china's biggest city that shanghai went into lockdown because of a coven. 19 i wake has been widespread unrest amongst reticence, who complained of food shortages and tough restrictions. katrina, you reports now from beijing. says 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 the strict corona virus lockdown, it's been forced to close for 4 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, i would like to pay a little bit more. but you know, the last for the company is also the, i'm, i don't know how, how am i going to so wife after this, but i will try to, so it's authorities in shanghai say

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's 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 car good. the has been said by the top leadership, which is all her among importance, full cadres responsible for any of those specific policies. public discontent comes much lower international priorities for them to meet. there have 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 top beijing ministers in the capital. authorities are doing all they can to prevent a city wide locked down. people have stopped up on 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 of some schools and attainment venues and tourist sites. dozens of neighborhoods has been barricaded. the heavy handed measures resemble doors in pores during the early days of the pandemic. more than 2 years on many are questioning whether the queue is worse than the disease itself. katrina you out a 0, they doing? well, let's get more on our top story. those missiles strikes in cheve will kiera,

roodick is a ukrainian m p, and leader of the hollow spotted. she joins us now from keith. i'm cure very good to have you with us. what are you hearing about these latest glass in keith? where things, of course, had been relatively quiet. hello, thank you so much for having me. so right now we have at least 6 people are wounded or perhaps killed or by those 2 explosions. they happened her within the last hour in key of arrived at the time when the united nations general secretary, oh was her giving you speech. so these attacks we believe aim to on to civilian buildings or infrastructure objects nearby. however, as it happens often they did hit a residential area, they did hit just people, homes. this is verifying that nowhere in ukraine you can't, can feel safe

a right now the trash and missiles can hear you anywhere. and it also gives you an understanding of that, was that a good attempt of negotiations with russia could happen. they would still act like barbarians that deny all the international security laws. so lucre gutierrez was in moscow like 2 days ago, and he was very satisfied with the visit. or why would one attack a key of while in the secretary general is right here. my answer is only one. the person who doesn't want to stop the war. the person who does not want to negotiate or agree on anything, the person wants to escalate further and further. but this is why it's so important that was and neither event right away it happened in the world is land lease was voted in the house of representatives in the united states. and given that

the history of the repeat itself given the analogy of how the allies was, it were helping during the 2nd world war. and it became a turning point. i do want to believe that right now, it is also attorney point for this war. it's very important for us to win to get enough weapons support, finance, humanitarian aid. so we can not only stand and push rushes, but actually we and push them back. and we can rush out of the way that they will not be able to attack any other peaceful country in the any foreseeable future here . let me ask you a question. was it then, based on what you've said? a mistake for antonio, good terrorist to visit most school 1st, he faced a lot of criticism for that move. but given what has happened with these blasts and keep, can we assume that that meeting didn't go well, or at least hasn't had the sorts of effect that he might have wished?

well, i would agree with the ones who say that she should have visited, give birth, because then he would have brought the this feeling of hope, this fear. and actually the fact of what the russian forces have committed here in ukraine. then he would be able to talk to put it and say, look, i have seen what you have done and you need to stop zone right now. he basically came in and saying ok, we had some agreements regarding their humanitarian convoys, which the right hand side right now. the nice i do really hope with my heart is ed gutierrez, would be the one will be able to get my people from the c h. c deal for more reasonable. something that many world leaders tried, but nobody was successful. but right now, it doesn't seem that this agreement would work, and this is again, extremely painful for all the people hall waiting for this hope. and who,

as at the end, are still doomed to stay in the sea city without their food water or any kind of supplies and, and lack of any kind of hope that there would be a help from our allies at gear. we've also seen the german government and approving a petition to deliver arms to ukraine. and you mentioned before that you sense some sort of hope, a change in momentum here in terms of other countries doing what president landscape frankly has been asking for for a while. yes, you see it is iraq. couple of things that need to happen right now. first is additional weapons that need to be given to ukraine. and we need to remember that there is a lag in between the political statement and when our plans are actually in ukraine and we can use them for a fight. so it's usually $2.00 to $4.00 weeks. that's why it's so important this things happen quickly. second point is sanctioned on russian gas and oil,

that also need to happen simultaneously for all the allies, for them to have actual impact on russia and recent russian. a blockage of this applies to romania and do a poland. just prove the point that all the countries need to unite and push.