pandemic has taught them valuable lessons. never forget, lou. a scramble to evacuate civilians from bank is inside and marry a post steel plant as a russian sci fi until it's the final day. ah! hello my name leanne gwen. this is alex is near, alive from tow house are coming out. the us says north korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test as early as this month. a powerful explosion rips a part of 5 star hotel and the hot we keep in capital killing 22 people and a new state of emergency ensure lanka, giving security forces powers to crack down on anti government,

protested a 3 day ration, say sign mary. a pole is entering its final day and the u. n. is scrambling to rescue civilians. hundreds of people including ukrainian fight as a trap. the besiege as of styles still planned. it's the last remaining holdout of ukrainian forces in mary a home. 50 people, including women and children, and the elderly, were evacuated from the facility on friday. they arrived in the russian controlled village of busy men, a, and were met by un and red cross workers. ukrainian officials are accusing russia, violating the se 5 during previous evacuation attempts. priyanka were poor. this is rochelle destruct the siege of the last remaining ukrainian resistance. in mario poll,

under the smouldering ruins of the office saw steve plant. our $200.00 civilians believe to be trapped on the ground with ukrainian soldiers. official from keith say they are making a new attempt to get them out with the help from the un office least full of styling currently, russian shilling and the assault on as of style has not stopped. so civilians still need to be taken out. women and children, many children who are still there, just imagine this hell more than 2 months of constant shelling or bombing constant death nearby. we expect an effective regime of silence, but we are doing everything to find a solution. and to save another tree, maybe brush and pans are not far away. they're allied separate as fighters patrol the streets. this slider things victory. another stall is near sacker, white. everything is fine, we are working. we are fighting. sometimes we're not far just to the left because

that by step in moscow, soldiers preparing for monday's parade to mark the victory against nazi germany during the 2nd world war in the war in ukraine, preston vladimir putin doesn't have much to celebrate. the war has isolated his nation and united its close newkirk. you look us any new cooking song soon. you small, no punishment or sanctions can break the will of our people of the russian leadership . i aimed at defending the historical truth as those as the legitimate interests of the russian federation sources and preventing direct threats to our securities, being created on our borders. threats to our culture, our history, good us, all this is currently at stake. motion is of course, with russian troops and are preparing to take a full control of mario, paul. it's not clear when or how this war will come to an end. bianca book there alters here more broadly. this is how the war currently looks on

a map. in red of the areas held by russia ended separatist allies. they are on the offensive in the east and south crimea was annexed by russia in 2014. and these are the places where fighting has been the heaviest in the past 24 hours. shall stratford is in a popular, vast, in denounced with the latest on the east and offensive were more heavy fighting overnight and into this morning in various locations in the east of ukraine in both the donnette screeching and the lucas screeching. yet again, we're hearing form the ukrainian or socrates about heavy fighting in and around the town of papa's. now now this has been contested for weeks. now we know that sir all evacuation efforts, those evacuation if it's being led by volunteers stopped a couple of days ago. we're also hearing from the regional military authorities of the guns. they're saying that around $50000.00 civilians still trapped in towns

like papa's now and the surrounding villages. and as i say, evacuation efforts pretty much stopped. we know that russian forces had been trying to push down south towards those cities of savanski and cremmit tor square. of course, yesterday we saw the city recovering from one of the largest bombardments of rockets to hit the city since the war began. now we were in the forests in that area between kramer tools and easy him yesterday speaking to soldiers off camera, they wouldn't allow us to film. but they said that they had repelled at least 3 ways or 3 attempts by russian forces to push through their positions in that area. there was a lot of heavy shelling that we could hear as well from around is im and post to the west of ism and to the east. so were, as i say at the moment it seems to be a bit of a stalemate, right?

the way across this region, the ukrainians so far saying that they are managing to defend their positions. he crane says moscow ones to annex it's a southern region as her son. that would create a land card oh, between russia and crime in order to have need of traveled, villages along the southern front line desperate to leave the russian occupation. they cycle then walked for hours under cover of darkness. it unless we had gotten potentially a going to kill me, says this women suspicious as the ukranian police register new arrivals. this was their 4th attempt to feed the her son region where life had become unbearable, says vladimir yet his and i don't you don't know the air is different here. he says, as to what assembly show up us 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 the bed, the court moving forward? the deal all gets it sooner shows as the warehouse where 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 no, no man's land between the 2 armies and hope not to get in the crossfire. it's a treacherous passage, but it's the only escape route. okay, look, love to venmo. thank you guys were waiting for you. he says the army is 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 de dumbass region in the east of the country, was congress glare 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 advance like works with hundreds of them lie in the field work. nobody collects the bodies, but they have a lot of weapons. the villages along the contact lines come under shelling the rumble of artillery sounds at regular intervals, but is 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. her dr. hamid algebra in southern ukraine. ukraine says it's, he's another russian war ship, which is sank after bursting into flames. the makeover of frigate is believed to have been sailing close to snake islands in the black, sane,

if confirmed it would be russia's 2nd major naval law since the invasion, ukrainian forces sank, the flags shift it should flag shift ship wasco vessel in april. after the u. s reportedly shared information about its location to other world news now, and at least 22 people had been killed in an explosion and a 5 star hotel. it was being renovated in the center of the cuban capital. havana president miguel at diaz canal a says the blast at hotel at saratoga was not caused by a bomb. and a gas leak is the most likely cause john home and reports the sound of the explosion ripped through havana, his old home. it blew up a big part, the front of the sort of toga hotel, one of the most luxurious and expensive in the cuban capital.

preliminary investigations indicate it was caused by a ghastly, says the cuban president's office. movie stars and celebrities like madonna had stayed in the southern toga, their rescue workers, locals, a search for people missing under the rubble. it was a blast that threw me out there. apparently it could have been worse. no tourist was staying at the hotel because it was undergoing renovations, said the habana governor, president miguel diaz. camille arrived at the scene shortly after the blast. as a group of people receiving help rescue teams, especially 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 rare this one to show the island john home and al jazeera chunk, as president, has declared a state of emergency for the 2nd time in 5 weeks. as his government faces escalating protests, millions of people staying away from work on friday as anger manse against the worst economic crisis in 70 years. now 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 protesters, gathered at barricade, sealing off the entrance to parliament. inside the building and re java developer 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 no 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 ports were disrupted strictly with government. and lord, i bet i'd like to so responsible for these failures the free lunch buy. therefore, we don't believe they can be well up this country her after. therefore, we are asking mil goldman new uh, new leadership, a new system for sri lanka. that's why all the people i get together for one umbrella, demonstrations and marches like this, have been a common site in the capital, colombo and around the country. in sheila, on the northwestern coast, fishermen also took part in the protests. however, they said, you know, be what we have more than $15000.00 fishing families in this area. we're all helpless. so we'll protest to day tomorrow. and in the future. if our india got the

government has admitted its foreign reserves, have fallen to just $50000000.00 us dollars, leaving it unable to buy a censure, food medicine and fuel queues have stretched the 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 rid of some good, good, 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 to go change as he attorney is making an effort. so i think um, we are trying to help him. yes, 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 out his era. ah, a tough night for boris johnson is, britons ruling conservatives, lose hundreds of seats in local elections. and this bad news for the opposition later to and we have a preview of the pan african heritage museum. the ghani in project aimed at showcasing the continents rich history. ah.

you're turned in to your weather story for the americas. everyone. great to see you . so there is a flood alert in play for the d. c. areas we get some of this soaking rain, but the ball that activity will eventually push out toward the atlantic nights across the lower great lakes. toronto has a high 15 degrees and look at this southerly push of air that's going to pop up the temperature minneapolis and when a pig to 21 degrees off to the west we go. we've got some rain around here for b. c's lower mainland into the pacific northwest. also some soaking, rains for southern saskatchewan. and we got to talk about the snow wet snow for northern portions of the canadian province of alberta across the us state of new mexico. virtually all of the state under a high fire danger, not helping the situation is we're going to see those winds pick up over the course of the weekend. also some rain in the forecast for north carolina. so raleigh's got a high of $23.00 degrees and off to central america. we go some showers over his spaniel le, that eastern side of cuba through jamaica, really in the stone and take you to get us some showers for you with the high 28

degrees top and bottom end of south america. we've got some rain falling here. pretty constant fee for that north coast to brazil and look at this pleasant weather across the river plate region. but a lot of rain for southern chile and arch in tina on saturday. ah. the long conflict said between india and pakistan, a pristine cap, 21, and what least the kashmiris, i miss lives on al jazeera ah l, just a national chapel. ah

ah ah, hello, are you watching al jazeera? i'm emily angry. he is a reminder of our top stories. his salam, the un says it's scrambling to rescue more people trapped the besieged as of stolid steel plants. in mary, a poem. civilians who were evacuated on friday have arrived at a camp in the russian control. village of busy minay ukraine says it's he so russian warship in the black sea, which is burst into flames. if this strike on the mecca world frigates, east confirmed, it would be a 2nd major naval laws for russia. it's mosque. vibration was sunk in april and to least 22 people have been killed in an explosion at a 5 star hotel that was being renovated in the cuban capital. havana president

miguel diaz canal as says the blast at hotel at saratoga was most likely caused by a ghastly more on our top story now in the war in ukraine, which is in its 72nd day president. let me, lance, he has invited the german later to be the keep on may 9th, that a russia celebrates its victory against the nazi forces in world war 2. that says, germany's announced it's sending more weapons to ukraine. they fastened has. this is a major shift after being accused of a dragon is feed for reacting to flow. germany has now again announced that a wilson have you weapons, these are how it's her, it's artillery system that's a germany has the most powerful a tailoring system is basically one of the heaviest weapons that germany now is sending to you. craig, last week,

the defense minister has amount its 1st shipment off having weapons which are g parked anti aircraft systems. basically cheap guys. they also called in english. it took a while for germany to make this decision. as i said, there was a lot of pressure, not only from within nato, also from the united states, but also from we did the own government, especially the chancellor. all of shows was accused for not doing enough to help you crane. and you have to understand, of course, the history germany has been reluctant, basically not sending any military equipment to any other country, any war because of what happened during world war 2. it's basically something that they have maintained for so many years. but now, because of the war and ukraine and all the images that also have reached the german public here, that seems to be quite a turn around. we have to say also that there will be 20 ukranian soldiers coming

to germany next week to get training to operate the howitzer hillary system. the un says no korean could be preparing to conduct a nuclear test as early as this month. the state department estimates pyongyang, we'll use the pony. we play a size grade has recently stepped out, weapons tests and resumed intercontinental ballistic missile launches. for the 1st time since 2017 last week, the lady came young or not promised to speed up the development of his country's nuclear afternoon. 100 clink is a national security analyst and senior associate at the center for strategic and international studies. he says a north korean launch is quite likely given their recent nuclear developments we found ourselves and yet another publication cycle initiated by the gym regime john young. we've seen a steady increase in muscle test as co made recently with an i see pm test.

and despite the fact that with great fanfare of the north koreans supposedly destroyed this site, was to observers new from the very beginning that it could be quickly rebuilt quickly refurbished or its original intent. i think we will see that in the coming weeks. i think it will meant as more of a political signal to the bite and ministration and perhaps more pointedly to the new president of south korea president, you will be inaugurated next week a national party shin saying that looks likely to come out on top in northern islands elections the 1st time in the regions history. the cornerstone of the parties manifesto is to leave the u. k. and unite with the island of island. but as china, how reports from belfast at still

a distant prospect. if i read an early wind fishing train, 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 old lifelong providence, a republican party to have unit land, we also have to show up with people's issues as they go to 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 reunification. 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

though. now recall is the casey process for what time. and we need to get resolution of our issue because shared by has been cleared within a country between great britain, the land. and we need to move our trade wire and get rid of that and ensure that the ability to recall issue is dealt with was referral. 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 voter of chosen a 3rd 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 anders a place that as diverse unless vote for alliance is showing that there are more people who are satisfied with being a better both. and also being more than ash,

it's further evidence of potentially seismic shift to the political landscape. i think would you put it down to is, 1st of all, i post brags that tiredness actually with what has happened since it's become very green and orange. hadn't you put down to a new younger electric 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 to real wish for a large part of this population 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 to hold l g 0. belfast. the u. k is conservative party has lost hundreds of sates in local council elections. and main opposition. labor party made significant gains in london, but was less successful outside the capital. and re,

simmons has more from westminster this was in labor when the couldn't have been close to the home 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 labor controlled city of westminster council, london bos, barnett and warms were also failed to reload the party. one's worth was taken up to 44 years of conservative rule. but despite the elation of labor's leader kiersten with london, where the gains were turning out to be modest, 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 a 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 go to chorus johnson shows to visit his school in west london. his 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 conservative going forward and, and making quite remarkable gains in places that have it by the conservative for a long time. or if ever park gate the scandal over cove, it ruled breaches 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. 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 verdict to the conservative party, and that's going to resonate in the corridors of power here. and re simmons al jazeera london, and digital version of a nice eine of pan africa heritage has been launched and gone is capital f chrome. it gives visit is an online preview of the physical side which you said to open next year as smoke web. there's so much. william coleman. blackmore says he grew tired of racism in america where he was born. last year he and his

mother joined thousands of black africans who moved here to ghana in the last decade to say he wants to learn about african history and culture sites like this. the mos only him of gone as independent leader, kwame and kramer. and he's hoping to learn more here. he's come with his mother to the launch of a new museum. b, s 2 and long tradition, which is created say will look like they have got called the pan african heritage museum issue. and this is a digital version which has been published online in the physical museums to, to open in gone and actually, yeah, mid 6, it will, it'll exhibit art and historical artifacts from in laser africa. everything that i do know was, is now in front of me and i'll see you know, that we have access to it. now a lot of this of the last one was a lot, you know, about gonna has

a rich history. some of it violent for hundreds of years in slave, the africans were imprisoned by europeans here at the cape coast castle before being shipped to the caribbean. in the americas is a history that attracts many visitors, including african americans retracing their ancestral route. this river was the site of a slave market where the captives is said to have faith for the last time before being shipped across the atlantic ocean. it can be painful to think of the suffering and injustice that happened here. and for centuries, historical records of what happened has been dominated by the west in something the museums founders hope to change, who they say it'll help people of african origin and everyone else to unlearn. and we learn historical narratives and discover, forgotten african heritage. it is supposed to give us

a sense of pride to understand that africa, the great kingdom of the western saddam most, i'm sorry, i didn't, i didn't read it. i thought, you know, vector william says his ancestors, when slaves in west africa, he plans to take it dna test to learn more. and he hopes the new museum and his new life. and donna will help him to rediscover and celebrate is families roots. malcolm web al jazeera ah hello you, what you, how to 0. these are the stories were following the sound a 3 day rush and say sigh.