of our programs award winning documentaries and debt use. of course. subscribe to you to dot com. forward slash al jazeera english ah . after weeks of rush and bombardment, ukraine's government says, all women and children have now been evacuated from the as of style steel walks. ah, hello, i'm mary. i'm to mozy in london. you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program taliban decree, which requires all afghan women to cover their entire bodies while in public or face punishment. the next step and lose political comeback, brazil's for president,

begins his campaign to unseat job ball scenario in october and sworn in for a 2nd time. but his emmanuel macklin don enough to win the hearts and minds of voters upcoming parliamentary elections. ah, hello, welcome to the program. in ukraine, officials are saying all women at children and the elderly have been evacuated from the besieged as of style plant. in mario poll, hundreds of civilians had been trapped in dark bunkers under the industrial facility for up to 2 months. sheltering from the constant rush and bombardment, little food, or water. the lifestyle plant is also been the last holdout of ukrainian forces in the strategically important port, ceci calipers how diane has more now. out and safe

ukraine says all women, children and the elderly, had been evacuated from the eyes of sol, steal plant. for months they sheltered an underground bunkers while ukrainian fighters from the also battalion attempted to prevent russian soldiers from completely taking over the port city. outnumbered in, overpowered the fight of the steel works, and the plight of civilians trapped there captured the world's attention. president zalinski repeatedly called on the united nations to help lead civilians to safety through humanitarian corridors, ski thumb village shoes, bertha levy. russia agree to a cease fire to facilitate evacuations. but keith and moscow repeatedly accused one, another of violating the truce. hundreds of civilians were eventually evacuated in multiple operations. led by the un taken to a near my village,

away from shelly but with the fate of ukrainian flight are still in the steel works factory. it's unclear of president putin will be able to declare victory and mario poor katya lopez of a young al jazeera, more in elegant out of as the head of the world health organization is urging russia to agree to a cease fire on a visit to the ukrainian capital keith, he criticized moscow and russian forces for targeting health care facilities. w joel has now verified 200 attacks on health care in ukraine. seems the war begun. these attacks must stoke health care is never a target or russian missile strikes of the southern city of odessa, which is home to ukraine's largest port. a struck close to the airport and the city

sent up. there was also a separate strike on the nearby town of our siege. in the past week, several towns in the southern region have been targeted by russian strikes. dresser is introduced and extended curfew from sunday until tuesday morning. will the eastern town of papa's now has been under siege for weeks now? it's believed about 2000 people, a trapped inside. but as alger there is at child stratford reports now from nearby . rebekah attempts to get the mouse have stopped because of the danger to volunteers. a yard, although sunni school was the zulu, came up so again, rush school was a construction worker before russia invaded ukraine. when the war started, he volunteered as a civilian evacuation driver. one is now missing food dead. this video shows him after he had rescued civilians from the besieged town of port persona in the east of the country. the live up on the eagle was his co driver on that day. he

says, saturday, told him, if he could save another 20 people, his life would not be in vain. we should be your partner. yes, i could see the entrance to pl pozner says eagle. what russian soldiers suddenly jumped out from the left. it happened so fast. they fired a rocket propelled grenade, but it miss risk. they started shooting machine guns and rifles. it was the windows shattered. sergei kept driving, but he was hit and began falling, dragging the steering wheel to the left. we bid off the road, crushing through small trees where i was crouched down, pushing up against the dashboard i looked at said again so much that he wasn't moving or making any sound. here when i reached the door handle jumped out and started running between the trees using the bosses cover was they continued shooting at it. when i got to a village, i found a house and got water that was covered in blood. my face, my hands and ears, i saw it, it was mine, but i had no wounds. i realized then it was said again,

not known exactly how many people are either trapped inside paws, nor, or i'm willing to leave a town that is on the near constant russian army attack. this is volunteer evacuation dr. m. a halo protocols having a blindfold taken off on russian stated stevie 2 days off the disappeared was also trying to evacuate people trapped. even though only civilians are doing the evacuation details, the man in military uniform interviewing him. his daughter made an emotional plea on facebook for his release. oh, i beg you please giving my father back. we missed him so much. please release him. let him go. in a village, neighbouring pause, now the sound of artillery crashes through the air, volunteers, helena and uri, inspect the graves where they have been burying civilians killed in the besieged town. long trenches have been dug in which bodies lie covered in soil. attractor

will fill in the trench when the shelling dies down. to cause i'm not, i mean, your boss there is more danger. the shells can land on you, not here it is over our heads. we bury them here because it's impossible to bury them under the shelley. it's too dangerous to go in and collect the bodies. now. a beaten, really deep. i feel great pity for people killed if they're alive now, they could be doing something good. it's very hard to comprehend when you find a young person lying dead on the ground, you create it. oh, sorry to say dna testing will be done when the war ends to identify the growing number of an identifiable civilians killed. this is one of 3 and identified graves in this graveyard. all that's written on the cross is that a woman's body is buried here and the place where the body was found. for

now, the fighting intell pause, no rages on making it too dangerous for rescuing the living or the dead child. stafford al jazeera rubica, eastern ukraine, where your crane is taking precautions such as extending curfews now as russia prepared for its annual victory day parade. monday marks the 77th anniversary of nazi germany surrendered the soviet union in the 2nd world war officials in keys. believe russians redeem a person, could use the occasion to declare a formal war with ukraine. ah, for the 1st time in decades, women in afghanistan will have to cover their entire body while in public. the new rules follow a decree by taliban leaders and will result in punishment for those who refused to comply. the haunting reports, a sea of blue in cobble,

a group of women gathers at a market. the tall bonds latest decree is that all women in afghanistan must cover their entire body. when they are outside the home, he dug the ha, i'm r o d. i'd go and he, he job is a privilege for wisdom and pause women. he javi women are protected from disobedience and sins. they'll always be restricted. they'll be protected from evil . if a woman is seen in public, without head to toe covering she along with her husband or mail, guardian could be punished. this is not the one who has the homes for the women who don't have a job should be known. the men should be advised and warned. the strict enforcement of burka became a global symbol of the tele bones rule when it was in power in the 1990s. since re taking control of afghanistan last year, taliban leaders have re introduced restrictions mainly directed at women. this most

recent decree is one of the harshest yet why is it that only one issue is a priority for one? why not? you know, policy on hunger on poverty, on lack of jobs, unsecure. if you taliban leaders have also cracked down on education for girls closing down secondary schools on the same day class was supposed to start you in human rights. experts say afghan women are facing large scale and systematic, gender based discrimination and violence. see any of the, the demonstrations that have taken place since august when the top on took up it's, it's been women at the forefront women and girls. and this is intended to ensure that women have no public face. there are fears the strict rules now facing women in afghanistan will likely discourage them from going out in public and realizing their full potential. lia harding, i'll g 0,

brazil's for president louise enough you like to silver is launched a bit to challenge terrible scenario in october's presidential election off to louis of 2 times in office. he was convicted of corruption in 2017. he served 18 months in prison both last march. all his convictions, ronald de la is courtney considered. the strongest challenger to the far i balsam arrow in an election. expect it to be dominated by the surgeon. cost of living. want to can a kid has more from the launch rally in sao paolo? there's a lot of hope here at this convention center where former president leads in assume all about yoga has announced a coalition of center left parties that will support his candidacy. ah, major trade union and social movement are also with him. he's going to try to defeat president j. it also not, or during the 1st round of the elections, which will happen on october, the 2nd. because also,

mattel is already questioning whether these selections won't be there, whether there we will be from abroad. so the object of years to try to get us elected as soon as possible to avoid any discussion. let's also trying to get the, both of the young, all wrong. 1000000 new voters. between 16 and 18 years old. all i have registered to vote. and the young are usually the ones that are worried about the environment . lula said he will protect the amazon contrary to what the current government has done. now, emanuel micron has been sworn in as french president for 2nd time. he's promised to take tough action on the economy and the climate crisis. the face is a challenge to win or the vote as disillusion. my 1st 5 years in office as a din, bober explains, ah,

the military ceremony is the newly inaugurated french president refused the troops . but there was no drive down the shore. elisa on saturday should really gonna be bleak. just a few 100 people, including back halls, only surviving predecessors, housewife loans, and michael a sock. was he was there for the swearing in. as you know, they're both. first of all, we will act to avoid escalation after russia's aggression in ukraine. the demo we will act to help democracy and courage try to build a new european piece there. and then you autonomy. when our continent holds the 1st french leader in 20 years to serve a 2nd term, he's expected to name a new prime minister before leading his re branded central party. now code of souls into june's parliamentary elections, fulfilled notes would be like one piece of seclusion. will act to make our country the great ecological power. it should be by radically changing our means of production and transport. and our way of life will continue to tackle inequality at

the roots. by rebuilding our school and health system though many voters, a skeptical about his ability to tackle burning issues, such as rising prices was about in the case, i'm expecting a much bigger social crisis than during his birth to him. what are you doing when i get them? i know you felt like the 1st monday was a that the richest in society. so i hope we see the trickle down promised during the 3rd time. take place during the 2nd. the french already have a cost of living problem. some can't afford to seat themselves. so i see they could be a new yellow vist crisis, but that's a reference to widespread street protests by the genie joan or yellow vests movement which led to my home promising tax cuts and pension rises. my co also face is a real challenge when it comes to controlling the national assembly. jean luc mellow shown here the left wing party left on an sumeet france on bout. he almost reached

the 2nd round of the presidential vote at the expense of the fall. right now he's hoping to be the next prime minister supported by coalition, including the we can socialist policy as well as the greens and the communists. whether my home can stop him may depend on how far he can convince the electorate that he understands the scale of economic crisis. that the baba al jazeera, much more still ad for you on the program for the 1st time in its history, ition fame becomes the largest party in northern islands, parliament and international cause for sure line, because president, to end a state of emergency, ah, it's sunday may the 8th here are forecasts for europe and africa. everyone, great to see you. so we've got unsettled conditions, stretching from southern portions of italy, right into southern areas of germany,

central areas of poland in within the zone. we will see some heavier pulses of rain, especially along those eastern shores of the adria exceed is certain portion of turkey disturbed weather here, and that is filling into the caucuses. so showers for tbilisi with a high 15 degrees. other side of the mediterranean, that some of the year where the sun's out, those temperatures start to hot up. so seville, 32 will be the number for you. high fire danger for southern sections of norway, just the other day we saw some showers zip across this area, but that was not enough to quote the risk their tickets toward the top end of africa right now. ne libby at northwest egypt sat in dust being tossed, break through this hail. so a dusty day, a new offset with a hive 29 degrees. as we fly toward the south, we'll see some showers dance into 'cause, hulu, nor tall s y teeny southern sections of most and be dark. the color, the more intense the rain is falling. so let's look at the 3 day forecast for my food. so some showers, sunday and monday, but then

a mix of sun in cloud on tuesday. the hive $25.00 degrees, which is pretty much where you should be for the sunday year. ah, from from oh, to politics. national pride to early advertising al jazeera well tells the stories behind for songs from kuwait, oman, pata and era meeting song writers, performance and musicians celebrating the social and cultural importance of songs of the gulf on al jazeera lou.

ah welcome back main stories. now ukraine is saying that all children, women and the elderly have been evacuated from the as all style steel plan in the port city of mary paul facility was the last holdout of ukrainian forces and had been sheltering civilians from russian attacks for around 2 months. taliban has ordered women to cover their entire body in public for the 1st time in decades, repeatedly, not adhering to the dress code, could result in prison time for a woman's male guardian. and brazil's former president louisa na sooner. des silver is launched. a bed to challenge terrible scenario in october's presidential election units of 18 months in prison for corruption. but last march, all his convictions were, and noth shall fain has become the largest political party in northern ireland for the 1st time the nationalists of long campaign for the region to leave the u. k.

become part of a united ireland centrist alliance party, which wants to leave with a just sick turn is and behind has also done well shown how reports now from belfast. some say this election changes everything and changes nothing. the marching bands play on commemorating ties with the united kingdom, despite the reversal of a century of unionist political dominance and barricades stand regardless of the nationalist when separating communities, as they have done through decades of troubles and decades of peace. just because on the same, no change then no changes just going on the same for too long. the union us have always felt that been top dog, but neither 2nd dog. and there's a lot of pride and stick. real change has happened though in the center. the

alliance party doubling its vote share among those who reject the traditional identity. politics cross community youth groups like this one are not uncommon in a younger generation, looking for a credible 3rd way. common in the city it's made and she's catholic. i'm passive. so, washed off the clock herself as food or food for lunch and to feel a quicker from my experience. like i said, if i wasn't involved in that program, i probably wouldn't have any really involvement with the protestant state of the community. there is a movement obviously with the book before parents is off with off be in and not they are learn more about community relations and build relations with older people, not just your identity and religion. once at the heart of conflict. now, making tentative attempts at bridging divides. so we have begun to meet on

a regular basis with both ministers on the shinkel and priests from the falls. and our parishioners don't seem to have a problem mixing whenever the occasion arises. reverend tracy mach roberts, has led community outreach efforts since a brief resurgence of violence last spring. there are possibly more people doing this kind of work than we realize. but a lot of this type of work goes on behind closed doors. the election doesn't solve northern islands problems. of course, you might say it's made things worse with chin, faint, nationalist victory, a big step towards a possible future. united ireland, a huge blow for unionists with the democratic union, his party threatening to boycott the store. mont assembly over post briggs had seaboard of a trade that it says undermines northern islands position in the united kingdom. what's clear is that there is

a middle ground growing in influence. cross community ties being forged by people who feel less nationally still, unionist law, northern irish instead. jonah whole al jazeera belfast, the u. s. and e. you have called on frank as president to repeal estate emergency that gives him sweeping palace to crack down on protest as this is the 2nd time president got by roger packs or is used these measures in just 5 weeks and calls and are going for him to resign for months for land kinds of faced blackouts and food fuel and medicine shortages as the country suffers its worst economic crisis. since independence, when al fernandez has more on this from colombo, you could just look over my shoulder in front of the president of is the president, the director of that group of protesters that still outside. i essentially continuing into it's 29th day and that's their reaction to the emergency brought in by present gotta be roger boxer. those regulations obviously are receiving

criticism both here and abroad. we've had our human rights activists. we've had the bar association that's a professional body of lawyers that have condemned it. they say that that agree of concerns at the promulgation of emergency to be use at what have been largely peaceful protests. and the president of the vazo, c asian urging the president to revoke, ah, the state of emergency. and essentially, to withdraw that new set of regulations that, that's what we have the protests as themselves saying, they're not going to be cowed there. ah, you know, they've had it with successive government, you know, trying to scare people to get their own ends achieved. and they said that after this long of having looted the country, having driven the country to its knees economically socially, that they're not going to be have, they're not going to have their voices silent,

they're going to speak up. and they're not going to be afraid by emergency regulations that they will face these regulations. so that's where it's ends. now, it's the final day of campaigning in the philippines out of a presidential election described as the most important in its history. also predict victory for ferdinand marcos junior, the son of a former dictator, notorious for plundering billions from the country. but he's up against the vice president. lenny robledo who's grass roots campaign is really galvanized the youth jemila alan dugan reports. now from manila, ah c o you said marcy bertha, they arrived from many parts of the capital, manila, helpful and defiant. more than $700000.00 supporters showed up at a yellow avenue for decades. it's been a place for hosting large gatherings there often lead to turning points in this nation's history. as the leader of the opposition vice president len euro,

bread off started her campaign with meager resources, but her unique messaging based on what she called. so radical love, quickly changed the electro landscape, which for decades had been about big money and patronage politics. her graduates, campaigners galvanized support from nearly all sectors of society, particularly young people. very here young people there, but being everything on the line for this gun been bears sacrificing their dime just so they would see a better future on the precedent. lenora bred young people here tell us this is more than just a regular campaign. their participation, they say, is an act of defiance. after years of president rodrigo, the 3rd is restrictive policies and also a major pushback against the possible return of the marcus as to the presidency. it

has been a tough fight from the start between 2 very different candidates who, bread though, is a widow and a human rights lawyer, while her political rival, bongo marcus junior, is the son of the late president for didn't. marcus was ousted in a popular revolution in 1986. the mark as a name has long been cinemas, with decadence and abuse of power. but bon bung has been leading opinion polls here for months. though many experts see they may no longer reflect the realities on the ground because from house to house campaigns to flash mobs to so called volunteer, choose armies fighting this information. many serial bread is, campaign has become a people, smooth mentation are all maki. and on monday filipinos will decide whether all this will have been enough for a breeder to win an election that is seen as the most consequential in recent history, jamal alan doggone al jazeera, manila wildfires in siberia crossed

a r c region of killed at least 5 people, 305 fighters battling the places on the regions and placed understatement urgency greenpeace. russia is saying wildfire area across russia is already double of what it was. this time in 2021. 5 periods been devastated by large scale fires of a recent years signed to say the regions plays is released record amounts of greenhouse gases. russia has a 5th of the wild forest now to the us, where plays from minority backgrounds are trying to make ground in sportive ice hockey someplace say they've been victims of racist abuse and even violence. they say i saw kids fell to evolve like other competitive sports. i did cast her reports from washington. it's not easy. being a black hockey player, just asked 15 year old daria's nichols who's been training on the ice since he was 5. it's very hard having to deal with i had versity,

it's really hard to deal with. most of the other players are white and nickel says, while his own teammates in maryland are supportive, he often gets called racial slurs by players from other teams. i've had kids called me and word i've had kids just come at me for no apparent reason. holes on adobe boys was like, well, sorry, hockey coach brian king says the same happened to him when he played in college. it was much worse. i'm from name calling to, you know, being punch in the face randomly is also name calling and being races. and there is a clue. difference between the hockey still carries the stigma of being a white man's sport. it was developed by european settlers in canada, about 150 years ago in its popularity spread to the united states. but unlike most other pros, hort's that diversified during the civil rights era, hockey, didn't i, saki is b widest, straightest male is to sport out there. i, rene has,

is trying to change that. she's the founder of a group called black girl hockey club, which organizes fan events and scholarships to support diversity in hockey. as a black woman. if i can find a space in a sport like ice hockey, and if a sport like ice hockey can cultivate a space for me, then that can happen anywhere. professional hockey is indeed a sport that under represented minority. currently the n h l has only about 5 dozen minority players and just 8 out of the 220 coaches are people of color. good about it. good about wanting abercrombie hope to break into that elite group last fall. he completed a coaching internship with the arizona coyotes part of the n h l's effort to nurture diverse talent. i want to be the 1st had to manage l um of diverse

background to have his name on on this now we go. he says he's unafraid to aim high because he demands the same of his players. he tells them progress just requires putting one skate in front of the other. oh yeah. oh yeah. i did. you castro, al jazeera washington. ah, look at main stories now. ukrainian official say all women and children and the elderly have been evacuated from the besieged as our style plant. in the city of mario poll, hundreds of civilians have been trapped on the destro facility for up to 2 months, sheltering from near constant bombardment and with supplies of food and water running out. the ass off style plant has also been the last hold out for ukrainian forces in the strategically important port, city, military officials. they're saying that rush.