on al jazeera ah al jazeera, with oh, a race against time to rescue civilians trapped in a steel plants and muddy pole the last hold out. if ukrainian soldiers in the city . ah, my money inside this is out, is there a lie from day or so coming up? the u. s. believes that north korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test as early as this month. but that toll in a havana hotel explosion loss is 18. the government believes was caused by cascade

and a new state of emergency and tr lanka, giving security forces power to crack down, antique government the you and says it scrambling to rescue more people from marty paul's besiege as our styles steal plant. hundreds of civilians, along with ukrainian fighters are still trapped in the bunk as their 3 buses carrying civilians were evacuated on friday. they have arrived at a camp in the russian control village of bessy, many ukrainian officials have again accused russia violating a ceasefire, which is supposed to help people get out brianca grouped airports. this is russia's destruct the siege of the last remaining ukrainian resistance. in maria poll, under the smouldering ruins of the hours of south steve plant, are $200.00 civilians believe to be trapped on the ground with ukrainian soldiers.

officials and keys say they are making a new attempt to get them out with the help from the un riser, assist you off to release full nozzle style. it hardly russian shilling and the assault on as of style has not stopped, but civilians still need to be taken out. women children, many children who are still there. just imagine this hell more than 2 months of constant shelling or bombing constant del nearby. we expect an effective regime of silence, but we're doing everything to find a solution and to say by military or session, maybe russian tans are not far away. they're allied separate as fighters patrol the streets. this fight a things victory. another style is near bigger romker, soccer. boy you everything is fine, we are working. we are fighting. sometimes we're not fall just to the left go step by step in moscow. soldiers are preparing for mondays parade to mark

victory against nazi germany during the 2nd world war. but in the war and ukraine, preston vladimir putin doesn't have much to celebrate. the war has isolated his nation and united it's close. here no casanya newkirk is sunk so new small, no punishment or sanctions can break the will of our people. of the russian leadership . i aimed at defending the historical truth with the storage of the legitimate interests of the russian federation sources and preventing direct threats to our securities, being created on our borders and threats to our culture. our history, good us, all this is currently at stake. motion is of course, with russian troops. now preparing to take a full control of mario poll, it's not clear when or how this war will come to an end. brianca up there on to sir ross and forces have also laid siege on the eastern ukrainian city. a. savannah don

. yes, russian soldiers and fighters are trying to storm it. according to officials. local authorities have been urging residents to leave. 15000 people are trapped there. the city had a population of a 100000 before the war. more broadly, he is how the war is looking on the map and read on the areas held by russia and his separatist allies there on the offensive in the east and south of the country. i me, or was annexed by russia back in 2014. now these are the places where fighting has been the heaviest. in the past 24 hours, ukraine says moscow wants to annex it's southern region of kasan. that will create a land corridor between russia and crimea. although hamid traveled to the villages along the southern front lines desperate to leave the russian occupation this cycle, then walked for hours under cover of darkness. with it on us, we had got up with

a going to kill me, says this woman, suspicious as the ukrainian police register new arrivals. this was their 4th attempt to feed her son region where life had become unbearable. says vladimir. yet his knight showing a don't know the air is different here. he says. as to what a thumb belay. sure person might bring a little shyness, another escalade to stay there was more dangerous. we decided to take the risk, but there were attempts for humanitarian corridors and people went to the meeting point with white flags. but the soldiers dispersed us instead of you on a corridor, then go to crimea for what the would love. that's when people started finding other ways to reach the ukrainian side. what's the level of support the court will the school was the deal. it all gets it sooner shows as the warehouse were bikes, wheelchairs, primes, and even wheelbarrows are held. people used whatever they had, she says. so the russians about 3 kilometers away from here. those coming down

region crossed the lines and known in no man's land between the 2 armies and hope to get in the crossfire. it's a treacherous passage, but it's the only escape route to see about love to vermont. thank you guys, we're waiting for you. he says, the armies holding as defensive position, but ukraine claims the russians are preparing for a major push here. and this fear that the soldiers could be out gun, while most of the western weapons had to dumb best region in the east of the country was cross clara to famine. we need heavy weapons artillery javelins, drones, because they have a lot of weapons. the russians don't care about saving their soldiers lives and the advanced like works with hundreds of them lying the fields work. nobody collects the bodies, but they have a lot of weapons. the villages along the contact line come under shelling the

rumble of artillery sounds at regular intervals. but it's the fear of an imminent annexation. just like what happened in crimea. and in dumbass 8 years ago that i pushing people to cross front lines on their own adapted. hm. iep algebra in southern ukraine. oscar is preparing for a military parade on the 77th anniversary of victory day to mark nancy, germany surrender to the soviet union in world war 2 veterans of the war have been meeting a public has been reported. russian president vladimir putin wants a major victory in ukraine in time for the parade on monday. meanwhile, ukraine says it's hit another russian warship which has sunk off to bursting into flames. the mackerel frigate is said to have been sailing close to snake island in the black sea. if confirmed it would be russia 2nd, made a naval loss since the invasion degrading forces sank. the flagship mosque vessel

in april, off to the u. s. reportedly shed information about his location. the pentagon spokesman john kirby cannot confirm the strike on the ship, nor would he say whether the action was a result of us intelligence. we provide them what we believe to be relevant and timely information about russian units that co allow them to adjust and execute. 3rd, their self defense to the best of their ability, the kind of intelligence that we provide them. it's legitimate, it's lawful and it's limited. and i would also add, and this is not an important point. we are not the only sole source of intelligence and information to the ukrainians. they get intelligence from other nations as well . we don't get heads up about their day to day operations, nor, nor do we expect to mean that they're, they're in an active fight. and he's 22 people have died in an explosion out of 5 star hotel that was being renovated in the center of the cuban capital. havana,

president miguel diaz canal says the black stamp hotel saratoga was not caused by a barn. and a gas leak is a most likely course. john hallman reports how the sound of the explosion ripped through of on his old home it moore could be on the front of the saw the toga hotel, one of the most luxurious, expensive in the cuban capital preliminary investigations indicate it was caused by a gas leak says the cuban president's office movie stars and celebrities like madonna had stayed in the satoka. now rescue workers and locals, a search for people missing under the rubble. it was a blast that threw me out the apparently it could have been worse. no tourist was staying at the hotel because it was undergoing renovation, said the hub on the governor. president miguel b as cornel arrived at the scene shortly after the blast.

as a group of people receiving help, the rescue teams specialize. emergency forces. we have debts. unfortunately, the hospitals are dealing with the injured explosion, damaged other buildings around the hotel to their worries, especially about a nearby primary school authority. say that thankfully the children and teachers there are ok. the buildings in heaven is beautiful, but disintegrating oh town often suffer fooling. masonry, but explosions of read this one to show the island john home and al jazeera sherland as president, has declared a state of emergency for a 2nd time and 5 weeks as his government faces escalating protests. millions of people stayed away from work on fridays and amounts against the worst economic crisis in 70 years. and al fernandez reports from colombo police were among the few

state employees working in sri lanka on friday. these water cannon, auntie, a guest to disperse, hundreds of protested, gathered at barricade, sealing off the entrance to parliament. inside the building and treat java dakota opposition, representatives marched into the speaker's office, asking him to ordered the police to stop that operation. the also demanded, he set a date for a nor confidence motion. they're putting forward against the government. the government is under increasing pressure to resign, facing a 2nd nationwide strike in 8 days. hospitals, railways, postal services, schools, and poets were disrupted strictly with government and board. i bet i'd like to so dress wanted well for displaying the free lunch. i, therefore, we don't believe they can be well up this country her after. therefore, we are asking mil goldman mila new leadership,

a new system for sri lanka. that's why all the people i get together for one umbrella, demonstrations and march as like this have been a common site in the capital, colombo and around the country. in sheila, on the north western coast, fishermen also took part in the protests. however, they sent in a be, you are, we have more than 15000 fishing families in this area. we're all helpless. so we'll protest today tomorrow. and in the future it, i did hear that the government has admitted its foreign reserves, have fallen to just $50000000.00 us dollars, leaving it unable to buy essential food medicine and fuel cues have stretched for kilometers around most petrol stations. in recent days, after months of insisting it has things under control, the government is now approach the international monetary fund for a bailout. and president got up a roger potter has replaced his cabinet as cause increased for him to step down. his new media minister told al jazeera roger boxes making an effort and should be

supported to bring stability. he got into some good, very popular, and people who in the common some of a, some of his own family members of 5 of them out now. so we decided changes he, attorney is making an effort a so i think um, we are trying to help him. he has given us a challenge. we are trying to face that challenge and find solution to people, go to heaven says that new team should be given 6 months to a year and a half before elections are held to decide a way forward trade union save the last work stoppage of this scale was 69 years ago, but our warning they will launch an indefinite strike. if the government does not, he demands for it to resign. men of fernandez, ojo 0 colombo still ahead on al jazeera ah of life boris yeltsin bristles whirling, conservators lease under the seats in light on the landing as bad news for the t.

and a form of brazilian president makes it come back, claiming that he's older and wiser. but will he's a good, he has begun the the full world cup is on its way to cattle. whoop. your travel package to the heat wave watch has been re issue for the northwest indian state of rochester. hello, everyone that says those temperatures once again crossing that 40 degrees threshold . and we'll continue to dial them up in the days to come in time for that southern slice of india. we've got some downpours here, particularly for a careless stay. coaches got a high 33 degrees, but this is really sticking out on our weather map here. this disturbance in the bay of bengal isn't marches further to ward the north and the west. i think it could turn into a proper tropical psychotic storm,

a potentially make our land fall into otisha andre pradesh. so that's something that we're going to to watch closely over the next few days. se, asia, it's our usual downpours. we've got across the island of sumatra and particularly heavy rains. its wall for central areas of java. and southern sections are borneo that's on saturday. let me take you to sunday and now we're in china, and i wanted to put a sunday on because we're seen these rains really fill in across central and southern areas. so just to the north and the east of grey qualen, we'll have some heavier down ports for japan. here's the situation, a batch of what weather is in the sea of japan. so it's going to move west to east, so we will see some showers in the forecast in tokyo or the next few days. but you've got a high of eating on saturday. i saw official ally of the journey. ah, the shake hm. odd award for translation and international understanding is

accepting nominations for the year 2022 from february 15th until august, 15th this year. for more information go to w, w. w dot h t a dot q a slash e m. ah lou . ah welcome back to watching it out. as a reminder, our top story is this. our you on says it's scrambling to rescue more people trapped in the besieged as of stalls failed plant and not a pole. civilians who evacuated on friday have arrived at the camp and the russian control village of bessy many ukraine says it's his

a russian warship from the black sea which is bus into flames. strike on the macro forgets is confirmed. it would be a 2nd major naples for russia. it's flagship mosque. that vessel was sunk a lease 22 people have died in expression, not a far, sorry town that was being renovated in the cuban capital. havana, president miguel diaz canal says lost at the hotels target was most likely caused by a gas leak. the u. s. as north korea could be preparing to conduct a nuclear test as early as this month, the state department estimates young young will use the v re on the ground nuclear site. north korea's recently stamped up weapons tests and resumed intercontinental ballistic missile launches. for the 1st time since 2017 last week at fleet at kim john own promised to speed up the development of his country's nuclear arsenal. our

son, jordan has moved from washington earlier this week to news organizations here in the u. s. reported that according to military and intelligence officials, they were detecting the apparent ramp up of activity at the site where underground nuclear testing happens inside north korea. if this does happen during the month of may be the 1st time in more than 4 years, that of the of young young government would have carried out what is considered under international law and illegal nuclear ro arms test. this is of course, a situation that very much has the u. s. and south korea concerned, especially because of their just out some 28000 us forces inside of south korea. but there have not been any nuclear weapons stationed on south korean soil since the early ninety's. and that was at the order of the president at the time george h. w bush of the u. s. is also trying, but so far,

unsuccessfully to get north korea to return to the bargaining table without pre conditions about efforts to end it's nuclear weapons program. the current leader has yet to respond to those overtures. one thing that is clear of the white house is already said in light of, of these reports that the u. s. president's plans to visit south korea and japan later in the month of may will not be put off just because of this a possible threat. the case, conservative fancy is the last hundreds of local council seats in election us and described as a difficult night for the government. the main opposition lay, the posse made significant gains in london, but was less successful outside the capital anderson system. oh, this was a label when the couldn't have been close to the to the conservatives. the party had controlled local government in westminster since 1964. now for the 1st time,

the famous streets of power here all run by a labor controlled city of westminster council, london bows, bonnet, and wounds with also failed to delay the party. one's worth was taken up to 44 years of conservative rule. but despite the elation of labor's leader kier stoneleigh outside london, may the gains were turning out to be modest and was nevertheless in good cheer. this is a massive turning point for the labor party from the depths of 2019. we're back on track now for the general election showing what the change that we've done, the hard change we've done in the last 2 years. what difference it is my. but had this been a general election, the results wouldn't have stacked up to make here storm a prime minister. i like going to forest johnson ranchos to visit a school in west london. as results were coming in. the mass weren't good for the

prime minister. that's right, it's mid term, and it's certainly a mixed set of results. and we've had a tough night in some parts of the, of the country. but on the other hand, in other parts of the country, you're still seeing a conserved is going forward and, and making quite remarkable gains in places that haven't, by the conservative i, for a long time or if ever party gave the scandal over cobit rule reaches in downing street, including by johnson himself loom large in his election. but the overall damage to the governing conservative party is less than expected. and for labor out of the blue, something to dampen the celebrations, please have announced they've reopened an investigation into claims that storm are also breached kobe regulations when drinking beer with an office, with a group of colleagues. in essence, the message from london voters doesn't reflect the mood all over the country. however, the conservative party will have to work hard to try to quell mid term descent

a. so these results aren't really a disaster, but at the very least they serve as a big warning shot. and the main target has been boris johnson for his wrongdoings and his style of leadership. many londoners have given the negative burden to the conservative party and that's going to resonate in the corridors of power here. under simmons, al jazeera london, the northern osler's party sion fain legs likely to come out on top in northern ireland selections for the 1st time. and the regents history. the corner stone of the parties manifesto is to leave the united kingdom and unite with the island of ireland. as jane ha reports from belfast, that is still a distant prospect. if i read an early wind for she'd fain, the count promised many more for the nationalist party committed to a united ireland and predicted by opinion polls to beat their pro british unionist

rivals. for the 1st time in a 100 years. on a lifelong providence, a republican party. i do have, you know, learned we also have to show that we deal with people's issues as they goals of the sites are not submitted. are inseparable, shouldn't change campaign focused on bread and butter issues like the cost of living, crisis, health and housing as precursors to irish re unification? the unionist vote on the other hand was split with the largest party, the democratic unionists threatening to boycott the store. mont, assembly because of post briggs, it border arrangements that they say undermine the very union. they exist to defend the known our protocol is the casey process for what time. and we need to get resolution of our issue because she had biospine built within a country between crippin and the land. and we need to move our trade buyer and get

rid of that and ensure that the know about who to call ac has dealt with was role. which raises the possibility of a full blown political crisis after this election paralysis deadlock, arising out of the 2 party power sharing system under the good friday peace agreement. and not for the 1st time. that's why growing numbers of voters have chosen us good way. among the biggest winners in this election, the cross community center ground alliance party. northern ireland isn't just a place where it's nationalists and unionists, northern under, sup, listed as diverse, unless vote for alliance is showing that there are more people who aren't satisfied with being better both. and also being more than irish. it's further evidence of potentially seismic shift to the political landscape. i think would you put it down to is, 1st of all, our post brags that tiredness actually with what has happened since has become very

green and orange hadn't put, don't turn you younger. electra, who no longer interested in these things, i think he put it down to the fact that for a number of years, we've hardly had any government under a real wish for a large part of his properties to get on with actually getting stuff addressed, which isn't just constitutional, all of which sets up a fertile conversation about the future in northern ireland, one far less tethered to the sectarian constraints of the past. jo, a whole al jazeera belfast, all my brazilian president louis ignacio lulu de silva will launched his sixpence for presidency on saturday. he's been leading opinion polls ahead of the october election, the incumbent. diable, sanara, who seeking another term claims the electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud . monica yet keep reports from south palo. ah, who lies man?

it's 76 former president, lizzy masula, the silver says he's older, wiser and ready to lead a coalition of center, let parties to victory in october's presidential election. i want to tell you that i am willing to govern brazil 12 years after leaving the presidency and 12 years we learned a lot who are able to see what we did for the country. what we did not do and what we could have done, a former car factory worker mover, govern brazil from 2003 to 2010 as president. he was one of the world's most popular leaders. but after leaving office, he was jailed on corruption charges and barred from running again. his political fate changed last year when brazil supreme court and mulled his trial. since then he has emerged as the most formidable challenger to the incumbent jacob sonata. i think that corruption is wont within the show because

a both on our we make sure that he will use ah, the, or the, the corruption scandal i guess roller. but i think that the after the almost 4 years of most, i'm out and in several cases of corruption, his government, this has not, this has changed. it's not. it's not in a weapon that will fire only on one site. maggie finish voted for bull sonata, but for years on she's disappointed with your won't so mad a silly as you will not let fall. sanara was elected, promising to fight corruption, to reduce public spending and to adopt business friendly economic measures. she did the opposite. she is wheeling and dealing to when support in congress, something he said he would never do. there is corruption and the economy isn't shreds. william wallace trying to appeal to disappointed bull sonata voters by

choosing a former adversary and send to right politician jed ald welcoming as his vice president. he's also counting on anger at bull scenarios. denial of the coven. 19 pandemic, which killed 660000 brazilians. and his anti environmental policy, political abrupt bible, recent polls shown ruler defeating bull, sonata political analysts. sasha bananas, sheesh says rejection, more than approval will play a major role in the selection. 60 percent of resilience say they do not approve of bull sonata and would never vote to re elect him. lula fair, slightly better with 45 percent of voters rejecting his candidacy. it's still too soon to tell who will win this race. but most analysts agree that brazilians will have to choose the candidate they dislike less. instead of the one they believe represents them or will make their future better. monica not give,

i'll just 0. so ball. paul's of the u. s. states of all consoles on the flood warnings of to heavy rain caused rivers to flow. several roads closed as emergency crews try to remove debris. i'm storms flooding and tornadoes in neighboring texas and oklahoma and the week hosing power outages that it is in kosovo. are mocking the arrival of spring season annual celebrations held by the gurani's a slavic muslim ethnic group that live in a region between kosovo, albania, and north macedonia. the festive traditions include folk dancing songs and specializing in the village of glasgow. a woman in the u. s. days of texas has discovered a sculpture she purchased a 2nd hand. good store is roughly 2000 years old. lower young bought the bust for

$35.00, but experts say it's a roman era sculpture missing since world war 2. experts believe a us soldier brought it from germany, where it was seen last. ah, this is al jazeera, these you top stories. the one says it's scrambling to rescue more people trapped in the besiege as of style steel plant and not a poll. civilians evacuated on friday, arrived at a camp in the besieged russian control village of busy. many ukraine says that hit a russian warship in the black sea, which has bust into flames. if the strike on the mackerel frigates is confirmed, it would be a 2nd major naval loss for russia, its flagship mosque. the vessel was sunk back in april and 2nd spokesman john.