develop, it's cool that international shipping companies to become a p, middle east, and trade and money skillfully knocked down one small, many bus serves as a lifeline for community facing environmental and cultural change. in just under a year's time, catalyst al date stadium will house the opening match of the 2022 world cup. the official opening of the stadium came on day one of the arab cup, but many fans were already counting down to the big kick off. next november, see, you know, 1022 as this tournament unfolds over the coming days, it will play a key role. organize is getting ready to host the middle east's. biggest ever sporting event next year to take on the world. ah,

as the un secretary general in the 21st century. ah, i'm carry johnston. this is al jazeera alive from also coming. u. s. president joe biden tells congress that help in ukraine won't come cheap, as he asks for the aid package with more secretary general antonio could cherish, makes his 1st visit to ukraine's capital during the war. russia has fired cruise missiles at targets in the city countries. president vladimir lansky said it was an attempt by russia to insult the un. one of his advisors describing the strike as a postcard from moscow, which is here is the abdul, hamid reports from keith. the secretary general arrived in the capital strong of an agreement in principle to broker a humanitarian corridor, for the civilians. hold up in the as of style still planted. more you paul. antonia gutierrez, called it a crisis. within

a crisis. his meeting with president followed the mares the lensky that went in longer than schedule, focused on this issue. but the secretary general didn't want to give any specifics on any progress. at the present moment, i can only tell you, we are doing everything we can to make it happen. the people that suffer and the people that must be rescued. colorado decided heavy ahead of his meeting, the secretary general had visited. the devastated had criticized gutierrez, for heading to moscow. before coming to keith, he said that the un secretary general should have 1st seen the trail of destruction left behind by the russians. but good terry's got also to experience 1st hand rush and fire power. several cruise missiles targeted keith, just as the press conference with the president had ended. this was the 1st time the capital was hit in several weeks for the ukranian president. it was proved that

without the foot of the $35.00 muscles, the favor lot about russia's true attitude towards the global institutions about attempts of russian authorities to humiliate un and everything that the organization represents school in. therefore, it requires corresponding powerful reactions sold. a close adviser to president zalinski said in a tweet, missile strikes in the downtown of keith during the official visit of antonio gutierrez. the day before he was sitting at the long table in the kremlin, and to day explosions are above his head postcard for moscow. recall why russia still takes his seat under un security council. if any thing the attack on keith underlines how difficult it will be for the international community to mediate a settlement between the 2 sites. for the secretary general, the priority at the moment bills for ukraine is wait for freedom. u. s. president joe biden on thursday asked the u. s. congress to support ukraine over the next 5

months. because to lose weight or is not cheap, but k renew aggression is going to be more costly if you're lucky. biden's request for $33000000000.00 includes more than $20000000000.00 for military assistance, like artillery and, and billy the to sees 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 were 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 had al jazeera, the white house, germany's palm and his vote to send heavy weaponry to ukraine and major change in policy. supply of anti across systems has been supported by wearing 3 routing conditions. parties on the opposition conservatives. germany had previously been resisting call to send that heavy weapons. it's longstanding policy of not supplying arms to areas of conflict zones has been reversed since the war began. geminus chancellor says his country's preparing for possible shut off russian natural gas export. enough shots is in japan,

making his 1st trip to asia as germany's leader ukraine war. and the energy crisis are expected to be high on the agenda of speculate, but it makes little since 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, it says russia has intensify this offensive in the east of the country. there's been fierce fighting in the dots when surrounded by russian forces. nestor mated 1000 civilians are also tramped. russia has kept up air strikes on the facility despite an agreement in principle to provide safe corridors for evacuations. ah, beijing's peak as the next leader of hong kong is on van kong. so what, what was john lee been saying then, in terms of his plans for uncle? well, he outlined by just there,

but he did speak about uniting hong kong and said that under him hong kong will be a more stable society. so there you have it from the former security chief, no surprises there. an emphasis, very much on that stability lay also said he will legislate, be controversial. article 23 law which was actually shelved in 2003 because of such a huge pat public backlash to it. that it will be enacted under the basic law hong kong many constitution ips. so that he said he will surround himself with business people. he's already selected a team of a $150.00 business leaders in hong kong, including the cities richest, madly cashing and alan zaman. so he's kind of said that he's this conductor that will pick people's strengths and that he will lead a symphony for hong kong and steer it. what did they make of it? well again, there has been some criticism about his business credentials or lack of breath business credentials,

but people i speak to in the business community. obviously say that they're confident that he will surround himself with good people. that opening up the international borders, which would answer calls from the business community. here, what isn't known is that what he will do in terms of the media, the internet will that should made up of probate ging loyalists. so it is a one horse race. there isn't a lot of choice. there is no choice in hong kong. it's less of an election and more of a selection. but like all the other chief executives that have come before him, lee will have to balance between his master in the mainland, in banking and answering to ah, judy has begun the faithful world copies on its way to castle group. you will travel package today. this is your weather report for the middle east and africa.

hey everyone. good to see you. so we've got a ribbon of cloud locked into this area. it's generating some showers, the rock you drawn down into the golf, right through saudi as fall. so we can pakistan also toward northern sections as well. so look at this as lama bought 40 degrees, some showers for a cobble same goes for to gk stand. and as we look at this, this some that what, whether we were talking about so as spirits of some showers tehran into shiraz, try for $25.00 degrees, will be the temperature for you. the western side of turkey is looking good, but the eastern side we've got some showers really bubbling up across the country, pushing eastward into the caucuses. so what whether to be expected there and pulses of rain through central africa, particularly heavy around bungie. we could see some flooding here, as we saw further toward the south for south africa. some spots seeing their 1st frost of the season, but not too bad though in cape town, 18 degrees on friday, but give it a bit. it's going to feel like summer again up to 29 on monday and by then or in

may. okay, good. all right. see you soon. take care cats are air with issue air line of the journey. ah ah. you're watching, i'll just remind to now about top stories is russia has fog cruise missiles, ukraine's capital was un secretary general, continued to cherish visits, kia residential area was hit, east or person was killed area katasha match with ukraine's president for the mazda then skin toward regions nick here, the russian troops accused of committing crimes and satellite imagery from the city of mario paul has revealed the damage done by russian shedding or steel korean

soldiers of hold up with civilians. as despite russia agreement principles without evacuation to take place. we're back now to the war in ukraine alger serious order . abdul hamid spoke with that un secretary journal until you get to rush during his visit to your training capital. long meeting with president zalinski before you come, you came here. he was wondering why you were going to moscow and you were not stopping and keep to go and see what you exactly did this morning. going to boot cheberra danica. if pin did you manage to iran that, that, that was never a problem. i can understand if you are the plant in multiple, it was kept smoothly central to find a way to take them out and only place where i could try to do it. going to moscow and fucking to prison put in. so i believe that the that was the right thing

to do. and the, at the same time, our many support to the people of ukraine and we had very constructive and very positive discussions in this regard. so talking about the civilians that hold up in that steel factory and they've been several attempts to get them out of it. all of them had failed. now you're coming here from what i understand with a mission to try to make you many, terry and corridor. finally happen. how difficult is that, and what does ukraine, what i mean you could probably is asking for security guarantees? well, i went to meet, present, put in, he has agreed with me in principle that un and the i c r c could be involved in diesel production. that has been in terms preparatory discussions on to,

to try to make it a reality. i spoke also with presence lensky and i hot create problems for it to happen. you went this morning to burn the, to boot and to pin you've seen for yourself the devastation of this war. and today, this evening, after wrapping up your press conference, you seen, or you experience for yourself, iser said untreated, that that was a postcard from russia. and it was not a coincidence as it was happening at this time while you are in keep. i don't think i am so important to just the, for the use of these they, for, for that purpose and they're having terry and aspects of this conflict. trying to get these people out of them are you for other places around the country when it comes to the police fire,

the un was always kept out of the political negotiations to be fed to, to, to be frank to you. i regret that the format, but in fact, we would never be invited to be part of it. and on the contrary, our presence was, can see that not useful. the end, we are not part of the present political negotiations, but we are following them with a lot of interest and open that they will solve the problem. because that turkey has been, as you know, very active, very engaged the, the bringing the parties to turkey, the ball to antalya and the strongly supporting those political discussions. and we are following it with a lot of interest and fully supporting this initiative. and lastly, present landscape, asked wondered more than once, why is russia still under security council?

even though it's very difficult for it not to be there. is that something he brought up in your conversations again today? yes, he brought up the but tree of nazi germany. well, to say union suffered more casualties and any other nation in the conflict which it called the great patriotic picture day is still one of the most important qualities in the country. turkeys approaches in saudi arabia and a trip intended to begin a new era of improved relations between the 2 countries. a set time at one has met king solomon and the clown prince. muhammad, been some, is his 1st trip to the kingdom in almost 5 years. relations between the 2 cooled off the 2018 killing of john this jamal cash oxy and the saudi consulate in istanbul. w pearson is a former us ambassador to turkey. he says edwin is trying very hard to expand his influence in the region. i think that the mr. edwin president edwin's been on

a charm offensive now for some time and he has indeed improved relations with iran, with armenia, with israel, with the u. e. with cutter, of course, he's had a good relationship for some time age of not quite so much, but i'm sure that they are working on that. and or saudi arabia also is working on improving its relations. i, in the region. i think some part of this is due to the perceived role of the united states being less visible now in the middle east than it was before. so these countries are beginning to see what efforts they might share among themselves the turkish prosecutor. i entered a motion to transfer the trial to saudi arabia is probably a request that the saudis made in order to have this visit. and the turks agreed to do it. so i think the turks, in effect, of practical terms, have abandoned any hope of getting redress for the barbarous murder in

there and like saudi consulate in turkey and 2018. mister edward blows hot and cold last year. he was hot, and now he's cool. and so i think this is all tactical, and he wishes to enhance the power and influence of turkey in the middle east. he sees an opportunity to expand ah, turkey's i influenced protest as in columbia, as a capital book, a tough 13 people were arrested and 3 police officers were injured. the protests a year that lasted for 6 weeks and at least $29.00 people killed you to excessive use of force. workers across for the anchor have walked off the job to protest against the government's handling of the west economic crisis in decades . they've been shortage, is a few clued in medicine for weeks. now fernandez reports from columbus. a show full . so again, it's ignition. bobby bobby,

lemme get on daughter middleton. we are turning 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 after to chase go to buy a roger packs. i've got a new teachers, dentist, 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 the seas inefficient and corrupt and has only looked after its own needs. met the people, all our fees are much more to go to some administrative system. yeah, i understand that going to were 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 walker's here outside the main government

hospital in july and northwest atlanta. 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 nov center for commuters and bus stops, were crowded with people hopefully they can board the few buses on the roads. prison got our bare roger box and his government a 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 its foreign reserves fell to alarming levels. the government is talking to the i. m. f, world bank and friendly countries to raise emergency funds. at newly appointed finance minister, ali submarine has admitted things will get hard before they get better. wanted me to say it. today's page is just a token of what they can do. they want that if the government does not need paul to

leave, they will learn much what we know fernandez are the 0, colombo is being called india as a whole to summer ever. millions are struggling to cope with an intense heat wave as also hit neighboring pakistan and it's going to get hotter. high temperatures are not unusual for south asia. it's just not supposed to be this hotter at this time of year. parts of india, temperatures have crossed. 45 degrees celsius that several degrees higher than normal is cause the parent caught some sort of strain on the health services. farmers. a warning that we talk might be affected. temperatures in parts of rural pakistan are expected to peak at around $48.00 degrees celsius. that's 8 degrees higher than normal, could lead to water shortages in a country where water scarcity is already a huge problem. or trying to sika is a climate turn to start carbon brief based in mon bye. she says the heat wave is

disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. living do it is easier for people like me. i live in a high rise. i have air conditioning, but it's definitely something completely different for the people who came to fix my air conditioning debate were costing and were walking outside in the heat. so it's definitely much, much, i do know how people are thing out and going into office is or how to brenda, people on the street are able to deal with this. we're lucky. we live in times where there are delivery work as bringing in last see or bringing it up. yeah. it's incredibly difficult for people on the street for people like me insulated, working for some of us, um, insulated but it's staring at us in the face. yeah.