ah, ah ah oh ah, this is al jazeera ah hello, i'm molly inside. this is the news i live from doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. i had one. she was described as the voice of palestine emotional tributes for the out as a reporter, killed by israeli forces. she need is not only your correspondence is not only your

mother, but also she lived the cases. ah, the palestinian president says he will seek justice at the international criminal court for malta. a free speech were ready for reaction outside the hague. and israel's version of how serene was shot dead has been contradicted by video and data analysis. mm mm. the voice and daughter of palestine, the words that express how much sharina actually meant to the palestinian people. there were among the tributes to the al jazeera journalist a day after she was shot dead by israeli forces in the occupied. westbank lay hearted begins coverage. deal o mean bay?

ah, the daughter of palestine. oh, la sharina, i will accolades body was taken through from allah. thousands gather to pay their respects her remains then taken to a state service where the palestinian president honored her. ah, he vowed to seek justice at the international criminal court here in melbourne to day. we are here to pay our respect, assuring uh bal, ucla, the martyr of palestine, the martyr of jerusalem, and a martyr of free speech and a free roll dog, a symbol of to palestinian them and on the symbol of to palestinian journalists, select sharina has sacrificed their life to defend its course and the cause of the palestinian people. then of course i didn't know that you knew you. sharon worked for al jazeera and was widely known for reporting on the israel palestine conflict

for more than 2 decades. kidding. every one standing here has its own story, was shooting, as friends we experienced with had this amazing person. viewed sola, an innocent little christian journalist who old was waited for serene. to tell us the story, we're losing to day a great story. turnover while covering, arrayed by israeli forces in the occupied westbank on wednesday, she was shot in the head and killed instantly. her colleague seen on the right is shatka anesha. she says the attack on her team was intended to kill jani with an aqua molecular. the occupation forces have led us to reach that point where they fired on us. i want to tell her that i'm sorry, i couldn't protect you when we were under fire. i failed to save you alayna. israel's government initially said palestinian fighters were to blame, but that was disputed by witnesses, journalists,

and rights groups. this is the moment where there's going to be the most outpouring of outrage and grief about the killing of serene. so if they can cast doubt, if they can muddy waters around the death sharyn by possibly getting newspapers in the international fair text suggests that she was killed by a palestinian. they have been successful. but i got caught up. israel says it will investigate sharon's killing and offered to do it in conjunction with palestinian officials. the palestinian president said he would not cooperate with israel already. i thought i'd give you refused any joint investigation committee, which is really authorities because they have committed such a crime. we don't trust them, and we'll go immediately to the international criminal court in order to find the perpetrators and the criminals. plus the al jazeera media network has described the 51 year old's death as blatant murder. her body was then taken from grandma love through the fallen dea check point to jerusalem, where sharina was born. ah,

on friday there will be a funeral service in bate ham nina, the same neighbourhood. she grew up in leo harding, al jazeera ho brennan is in the hague. he'll tell us more about the potential involvement of the international criminal course. first, let's go to stephanie deca, who's an occupied east jerusalem for us. you will wear the family of serene, had been receiving condolences of the last few hours and also was rarely police of arrested a number of people this afternoon. what's been going on yes, as you mentioned, there are the families here and friends, receiving condolences after the body of sri and came to one of the hospitals here not fridays, jerusalem, and where it's remaining in the morgue until they bury her tomorrow on friday. well, did the police arrive, there were 2 palestinian flags outside that they placed on the gates and the police arrive, they remove them quite forcefully. and it was an altercation with some of the guys

outside. they were arrested. one of them, a very provocative, really under is really law that the policy in flag is illegal to be flown. but this is occupied, is drew, some under international law recognized as occupied land. so this is what palestinians will teddy was just an example of something that a very let's a normal situation if you say a family and morning and even that being confronted in that way. also just to tell you, sharon's brother who flew in last night has been summoned. he was here earlier, has been summoned by the israeli police apparently to be discussed in terms of how to undertake the funeral tomorrow. busy thing to police in a way concerned about potential numbers or how this will go. so again, you know, giving you a sense of the control that is here. but again, you know, now just to bring you back here, you've got sharina, family, friends. also,

some of our colleagues from al jazeera sitting here are receiving mortars, receiving condolences, and they'll be here for the next couple of hours. and then, as i said, the plan tomorrow in the afternoon, around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the funeral will take place in a church inside the walls of the old city, and then shall be laid to rest next to her parents in a cemetery here and use them, stephanie, you've had the chance to talk to many people over the last 48 hours or so. what are they saying to you do? do they believe that there will be justice fishermen? no i the consensus for sure is better due to past experience that of course sharina is an extremely high profile journalist. the attention that this is getting is unprecedented really when it comes to a journalist palestinian journalist in particular kills and by israeli forces. you know, it's being talked about at the united nations was being talked about at the state

department internationally. so, so it's, it's as, as, as much pressure, if you will, on these rating government. and the reaction was one precedent. we heard from the defense ministry yesterday, the foreign minister, the prime minister, the chief of staff of the army. and there is an investigation to figure out exactly what happened. but as palestinians will tell you, this is simply another example of what isn't a rare case. we're talking about it because she read was so high profile. and what else are they saying? well, she was someone who was extremely loved, extremely respected, not just from the people who knew her. you know, her colleagues, her friends, her family, but a lot of people that i've been speaking to who didn't know her, but simply felt intimately connected to her because they've watched her report on the situation here for over 20 years. many people saying i grew up with her. i've had many text messages and messages on social media from people, not palestinian, but who watch al jazeera arabic telling me they cry to their parents high. their

friends cried when they heard of the news, or just gives you a sense of, of how respected how loved she was. and we were just discussing this with some of our colleagues. it's not every journalist who, who has that impact on people because there is a connection that is needed. i think also when it comes to a correspondence with the audience. how you child the story, how you empathize. and she really seems to have touched the people's hearts and i think that is something that's become very obvious since her death. indeed for now . thank you. stephanie like that for us in occupied east jerusalem. well, palestinians are planning to refer the case to the international criminal court. let's go to pull brennan, who's in the hague for us. so palestinians, poor calling for investigation there at the i see. see, what exactly is the central allegation. will you had from the staff about the pessimism that there is or that the can be justice or under israeli control in the occupied territories,

but they have to try and here is the place that they will make that sir, attempt to get justice on it. the central allegation is that israel is systematically targeting journalists who are operating in the occupied territories in the west bank and in garza. and that israel is, is essentially failing to investigate when it incidents when their care to the occur. to the extent that might constitute a breach of international law. and in some cases, many people argue my constitute a war crime. and the other thing that it is that the frequency of the incidence give rise to serious and, and real concerns that israel is, is operating either a formal or at the very least, an informal policy that the journalists to somehow fair game for the soldiers when they're out there and turn in it soldiers are very unlikely to face sanction. ought to be brought to justice. the journalists, organizations the, the i, f, j and,

and other organizations they, they have a case on going here. they submitted it last month, a complaint against israeli submitted last month named for specific journalists. i gimme 11 as a admit abu hussein palestinian photojournalist, who died in 2018 after being shot in the stomach. in northern garza covering a protest he was wearing just lecturing was a full protective vest, a helmet. the word press was written front and back. clearly a journalist and he was shot dead at what the campaign is now want to do is at sharon's name. so the list that has already been submitted to the eyes to the i see, see here and put a front and center of the, of the attempt to, to get justice. and for the journalists who they say they are being wrongly illegally. they say targeted by israeli soldiers when they go, but as they're going about that they're jealous of duties. paul,

i think it's worth mentioning that israel doesn't recognize the icy sees jurisdiction a given that does it, does it even matter that this is going to go to the i c. c? it matters are lots of different ways yet. you're right. israel is one of a handful of countries that doesn't recognize the jurisdiction of the i c. c. that said the i c. c. judges of ruled as of 2021 started 2021. that they believe they do have a jurisdiction in the occupied territories. and palestine is that the palestinian authority is cooperating with the i c. c. so that won't be cooperation from israel or, or it's, or it's forces with any investigation. but the i, c. c is able to issue arrest warrants and there are a 120 other countries that are members. so if any other, sorry, if any israeli officials who might be connected with killings are traveling to countries that are member nations and, and restaurants is issued. they are very,

a very real risk of being detained in those countries. you can see that to that point is to try to prevent israel feeling that it can operate with impunity in the occupied territories. thank you for that, paul paul brennan, there for us at the hague. well, israel says it will investigate syrians killing an offer to do it in conjunction with palestinian officials in a tweet, palo executive committee member who's saying i'll shake, explained why they've declined. israel requested a joint investigation and asked for the bullet that assassinated sharina. we refused that we affirm that our investigation would be completed independently and we will inform her family, the u. s. cotton and all official unpopular authorities of the results of the investigation or indications evidence and witnesses confirm. but she was assassinated by israeli special units in video analysis is contradicting israel's original account of the shooting cateel up as what

a young explains are. just out of the hot book, shortly after sharina blankly was killed, the israeli government began circulating this video. it shows an armed palestinian firing his weapon. israel says it shows how the veteran al jazeera correspondent was likely shot by palestinian gunfire and not by its forces. but that's disputed by rights groups. witnesses and journalists who've analyzed the video. israel says this is where the palestinian fighter opened fire. from this point, jerusalem base human rights organization selim says there are too many walls, alleys and buildings, blocking the site where sharin was shot. and gps verification and dozens of video clips shows. this is where is really soldiers were located as a rated a home. and janine, it shows a direct line of fire to where sharon was shot and killed. the site is also far from the palestinian resistance fighter who was about 260 meters away. there is no

line of sight between one location and the other. and in fact, our researcher into staking him a few minutes to walk from one location to the other location. so as absolutely clear, there is no question about it. the footage on which day is really governmental based. it's false claim is does not show gunfire. a bout has killed shooting a walk law and injured recall. it. a witness says is really, forces were not under attack, was lawn. when the journalists arrived, they were surprised because the occupation forces were closing the street with their military vehicles. and then they started shooting at them. a man tried once again to retrieve sharon's body for we were not aware at that point that she'd been killed. he tried to provide 1st aid to her, so they started shooting at him and the bullets hit a tree over his head, the guys who were not throwing stones, nor shooting. there was no form of resistance. for me, the european union has called for an independent investigation into her death. and

the u. s. envoy to the un has called for sharina killing to be transparently investigated. the announcement on investigation is one of israel's most a tried and unfortunately successful in tricks and dead blanket. impunity dealers resort provides itself is rosalyn not investigate israel wines washers and the investigation is just the 1st or rather the announcement on the investigation is just the 1st stage and as whitewash. oh go. mental analysts say they're skeptical. justice will follow. israel has a track record of not punishing its soldiers who have committed crimes against palestinians. huh. and it's never child. one of its soldiers for the killing of a journalist, katya little piece of the young out is here. or israel has yet to provide any evidence that its soldiers did not shoot serene utley be occupied. palestinian

territory is one of the most dangerous places. for journalists. there's almost no reporter in occupant east jerusalem, who hasn't been injured by rubber bullets, struck by an israeli police. baton or shot with take ass, dozens of journalists across the west bank and east jerusalem happen. subject to abuse by israeli soldiers and security personnel. st. estrada. ha, ha ha. in israel's occupation of palestine, it's tactics have become increasingly aggressive over the decades. so to it's cracked out on media workers covering oh, on the killing of al jazeera journalist and palestinian american sharina obliquely . and that the latest example on you can call them up. i yeah. in may 2021 in his railey air. raid brought down a building in the garza street that housed local people and international media offices, including those of old jersey press freedom advocates said it was an attempt to

silence journalist a month later israeli police destroyed out of your equipment and arrested jerusalem correspondent javala did i not do that. oh, breaking her head in the process of witnesses said her press sign was clearly visible and the arrest was unprovoked. of luckily was also in her press. best and helmet at the time of her death. time and time again. it has been shown let you know israeli forces kill palestinian, including palestinian journalists without cause in the occupied territory. and its berry ex, extremely rare that israeli soldiers, captains, or military officials are ever held accountable for their actions. israel often uses what he calls secret evidence to detain, post in journalist for months without due process and restrict their movements. attacks by israeli forces have also left dozens injured,

a palestinian center of human rights report in 2020 found journalists face, quote, cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment at the hands of israeli forces. in the wake of of walkways death, israel's army says it does not target journalists and is foreign minister suggested conducting a joint investigation and autopsy and offer palestinian leaders refused. israeli forces have directly targeted journalists with lethal force in the past. in 2008 israeli soldiers killed reuters cameraman. fidel shawna, he filmed the tank as it fired the shell that killed him. his final image is captured on tape. before his camera was destroyed. shun our 2 was wearing body armor marked press at the time of his death sharina of oakley was killed, covering in israeli raid on jeanine in the occupied west bank. the cutter based broadcaster, said ojo 0 producer ali also moody was also wounded. the latest casualties of

israeli attacks on journalists that seem to go on with impunity in basra. avi altura. let's bring in pauline and asthma valley. she is editor in chief at reporters without borders. she joins us via skype from paris. thank you for joining the program. just a few weeks ago, the international center of justice for palestinians, along with the international federation of journalists, had filed a formal complaint with the i. c. c, alleging systematic targeting of palestinian journalists either rarely military there. that the complaint details of 4 victims were killed or maimed all wearing. ah. press on on press on, on, on top of them. and so while sharon's death is a tragedy, it's not unique, is it? in fact, it fits a pattern, a pattern of attacks on the press in palestine and hello. no, it is her or not. and can the shooting of palestinian reporters has

happened in the past and the idea for antiterrorist or operation or sometime to have her tragic consequences. a to palestine journalist where for to lee, shocked by his brailey snipers wide covering the weekly great march of return. protest near these rally border in the gather sleeper, in the spring of the 2018 and. and a reporters without borders. italy's a, more than a 140 journalist, have been the victims of violation by these writers. security forces since 2018, 13 john and his have been killed, a sincere to sell them. so it is not new. and what reporters read what reporter without borders says about this case is that we need an independent international investigation to be launched. or even though the palestinian

authority, as so far said it will not a corporate in a joint or investigation with the israeli authorities. it is very important that both israel and the valid utilities contribute collaborator in an independent, international aid. maureen, let me interrupt interrupt you there because we've heard from many palestinians in the last few days, you say they have no faith that there will be any accountability for sharon's death . do you think they are right? and we hope that they are wrong. and the reason why we are optimistic for obtaining the truth and getting some knowledge of the responsibility of those involved in the killing. and the, of course i haven't having the them are brought to justice is the fact better. sharina a was extremely famous journalist. she was a conic,

she was a really a nikon for journalist and in the palestinian world and much and beyond, of course. and, and it is not possible that there is a impunity on this case. the truce a will be known because it wouldn't be accepted that are the truths that wouldn't be no one for the fact that the, the in fact in the world after a this was a news of her. this was released yesterday is so huge that it's difficult to imagine data there wouldn't need accountability. well, i'm pulling again. i'm, i'm sorry to interrupt you. it was just a year ago when a building hosting journalists from various international media outlets including out there including associated press, was raised down to the ground by israeli rockets. and there's still no accountability for that. at the time that there was so many questions raised about how that could possibly are continue and yet has

i understand and why there are so many questions about whether or not the case will be investigated properly independently with no possibility. maybe she's in michael and it's a human being, of course the guys are targeting her last year the, the, the bombing of the year and jesse read the was huge and trauma and a, maybe a, but it didn't have the same consequences. and we believe that the impact, the in what is felt for the world after this, the signal center since yesterday morning, the morning and the from year olds tomorrow, with the impact it will have that will contribute to bring the truth because

it's impossible to live on the one country investigate the case when they asked so many dots about what has happened. in fact, i'm pulling something else that has really struck me was a statement by an israeli military commander yesterday giving his account of what happened in janine when she was killed. he refers to 2 journalists as being armed with. busy cameras which to me is an extraordinary thing to say, how do you protect palestinian journalists from those who believe that cameras are weapons and these are a. ready really troubling words and statement. journalist palestinian journalist are really paying a very heavy price on the ground of covering the situation. they are much more exposed than other international journalist and they do it on the regular basis. we totally are, are,

we are not satisfied with such words and statements and report or result. borders is ranking palestine 170 out of the 180 countries in our recent index that was published on the may 3rd last week. it says a lot about the situation and what's happening, the pressure, the attacks. and the also the suing of journalist in the region of says, is probably the explanation of these drop in our index. every one must be aware that the situation is extremely difficult. even more for police in germany. holling at asthma of our edison chief reporters without borders speaking to staff from paris. thank you for your time. thank you for the united nations human rights office as it is

a cold by sharina killing kristen salome has more on their reaction from un headquarters in said yesterday, condemnations and calls for an investigation or to the death of al jazeera, serene abdulla clay, came quickly at the united nations from top you and officials, as well as member nations in the league of arab states, that we look at this as a one further step of the escalation of situation. that is happening by the israeli authorities. and that started during the month of ramadan. so this is not only an attack on a person. oh it, what were the palestinian or not, but that is not dead on the freedom of the press and the freedom of her opinion. the u. s. ambassador to the united nation is called her death, horrifying. and she was very well respected. i actually had the opportunity to meet with her when i was in ah, the westbank out west november and ah, she did an extraordinary interview and i laugh there filling extraordinary respect

for her. so i know that she will be sadly miss by all of us, and we have to ensure that we get to the bottom of her with her killing linda thomas greenfield, called on israel and the palestinian authority to conduct a joint investigation. an idea echoed by israel's ambassador, but refused by palestinians will reject the claims of israel that they can do a credible investigation. there are the criminals and the criminals cannot investigate themselves from the mission or the palestinian ambassador called for an independent international investigation and pointing out in a letter to the security council that 40 palestinian journalists have been killed since the year 2000 with no accountability. there oblique also called for action on the part of the security council and a resumption of the peace process warning that of world powers don't focus on the region. confrontations and misery will continue kristin filling me al jazeera,

the united nations serene. todd ross is the deputy regional director of advocacy at the amnesty international. she was a friend of serene. she says her former colleague was motivated by getting the facts about the treatment of palestinians known she wanted the truth to know be transparent to everyone. she wanted to show every day what was going on in the palestinian territories. and you know, what i remember most about her is just how incredibly generous she was in the field . how you would turn up. and she would be sharing information that she received from people from officials, widely with anyone who asked who anyone who needed. and that is because that was her mission, to expose the injustice that she was seeing. i think the 1st thing is that we found not to get this. we found not to put it to the side we about to continue to try and

push international investigators, the united nations, the international criminal court. all of these mechanisms that exist for exactly this. protecting the innocent, protecting the vulnerable, protecting civilians. in situations of armed conflict, we have not got a lack of options here. what we have a lack of is political will. so what we need to do is turn all of this condemnation, all of this a pulled, you know, sentences that are coming out of the mouth of politicians and un officials and you know, kings and queens around the world. we need to turn that into action. we need to turn that into an actual investigation that produces a report that produces some justice and that we see finally, someone being held to account for this. she has crime. still ahead on our desert, nato may be set to expand as finland makes a bold statement about its future. me and my dog in this house

where everybody that lived here except me, died. personal story of loss as the u. s. passes a 1000000 recorded coven. 19 i don't support you. crazy footballers return to the pitch with the world cup in their sites and you will be the story. ah, how low they will have a look at the weather across africa in a moment. the 1st to the middle east and the pretty hot and dusty picture, we're going to see those conditions continue for at least the next few days. a lot of heat building across the levant, with a change in the wind. places like jerusalem, seeing the temperature rise by at least 5 degrees in the days ahead. now we still got that blustery wind blowing down the gulf. that's going to kick up a lot of dust and effect visibility in places like guitar and saudi arabia, the temperatures here, dipping down,

sitting near the mid thirty's as we go into saturday. now we're going to the temperatures dipped down in the north west of africa and places like morocco as unsettled whether sweeps. it's wait for the east, but things will be heating up for the northeast for egypt because he's in sand and dust dorms. and we are likely to see the temperature pick up of we have a look at the 3 day for cairo. 36, a well above the average by friday. hot and sunny as well. now further south, what's where the warnings out from nigeria as the thunderstorms intensify here. but it's been a lot quieter for much of that central area of africa, not as wet as it usually is this time of year. and it's a similar story for much of southern africa with some rain and kept on a friday, but it will be heating up next week that she whether update ah, we are with missing around the world, this hungry money, which is only looking at how to make the next profit, devastating economies,

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lou, welcome back, he watching out 0 mind up on top stories this hour. the body of al jazeera journalist, sharina black lay, is now at a hospital and occupied east jerusalem. a funeral for the 51 year old shot dead by israeli forces will take place tomorrow. friday. at a palestinian president, mahmoud abbas that he would seek justice for her death at the international criminal court. pay tribute to serene out of state service in her honor and israeli human rights group is disputing what the government says about serene steph, sorry, forces issue video saying it showed a palestinian opening fire. bethlehem says it doesn't match with where serene was shot. the u. s. says it will rely on israel to investigate what happened,

but has also demanded transparency. and for those responsible to hell to account, whitehouse correspond kidney hawk. it reports dozens of journalists in washington gathering near the offices of al jazeera on wednesday to mourn the loss of one of their own. she read a black lay, a colleague, they love for her friendship and admired for her work. oh no, what good leave at work that is respected at the highest levels of the u. s. government. now the biden administration is condemning sharina, killing an american citizen, and calling for an investigation and prosecution of those responsible. it is important to us. it is important to the world that that investigation be thorough than it be on forensic that'd be transparent. and importantly, that investigations end with full accountability and those responsible for her

death being held responsible for their actions on capital hill for the most powerful member of the us house of representatives. met with jordan's king abdullah, nancy pelosi called the killing a horrific tragedy. adding the congress is committed to the defense of press freedoms, world wide. people walk up to the killing of sharina black law on the floor, palestinian american member of congress, where she did to leave, called for a moment of silence. earlier she tweeted sharina, avalon clay was murdered by a government that receives unconditional funding by our country with 0 accountability. indeed, the security relationship between the us and israel stretches back for decades. each year, billions in unconditional security assistance provided the irony, one of those weapons paid for by us taxpayers could ultimately be found responsible

for the death of an american. last month at the white house correspondents association, dinner and evening, dedicated to honoring journalism u. s. president joe biden said the writes of journalists to do their job must be protected. the pri, fresh is not the enemy, the people for prom. it at your best. your gordon is the truth. president biden is set to travel to israel next month. no details of his trip have been released. on friday, he will sit down in the oval office with king abdullah of jordan to agenda items now about to become more complex. in light of the death of serene uh, clay. kimberly healthcare al jazeera, the white house was kimberly hawk get mentioned and have report, the palestinian american congresswoman rashid, a time has been outspoken on the killing of serene eyebrow. afni. she also said that the biden administration needs to use the funding. it gives israel as leverage

to hold it. accountable. shaheen was not only a palestinian and very, very well respected journalist, but she was also an american. we also had americans in the past, including omar, aside recently, who is also killed by israeli forces. are we truly going to sit back and allow united states taxpayer dollars in funds to be used to killing american citizens? this to me is very much oh, a threshold that we need to understand in the body of michigan to understand they can't look away and continue to say and allow the same people are pressing the same people committing those more crimes. to do the investigation is just wrong and unjust. if anything, let's tree her what she is. she is a citizen, a citizen of our country i even before he's a journalist for. ready some of our country and she was literally targeted in

murder by his really forces. now folks want to say that they, that in happened then prove it shows the evidence because witnesses on the ground needs to be interviewed by our government. by those, it again can be least, somewhat impartial to making sure that the truth comes out. you know, president biden was very clear in the correspondents dinner, and he said that their guardian journalists are guardians of the truth. well, this is our chance to give justice to shooting who fought to tell that truth. we need to tell her truth. we need to investigate ourselves, the killing of an american citizen, somebody that was out there being a guardian of truth and doing her job was again murdered by the per type government that we continue to fund with conditional aid. will. how's a mirror says those responsible for the death of serene, aflame must be held accountable. he's expressed, he's condolences to have family and says her motive by occupation forces was a crying shake to mean been how modelled tommy's into rom for talks with iran's

president about the stoled nuclear do. oh, i don't have to put them better. i see, i express my condolences to shooting spam league was marked by occupation forces. i emphasized the perpetrators of his crime must be punished and the world shouldn't deal with this instant with a double standards approach it on. or israel has approved the building of thousands more homes for settlers in the occupied westbank rights group say up to 4 and a half 1000 houses plant. it's the biggest advancement of settlement projects in 2 years. u. s. as it's strongly opposes new construction in the area, let's move on to some other stories now and the war in ukraine has raised tension across europe. now, finan looked set to apply for nato membership of to the prime minister and president said it must happen without delay. finan chairs, a 1300 kilometer border with russia. the government has said the cremins unpredictable behavior is

a pressing issue. russia is calling felons nato aspirations. a threat support in finland for joining the alliance has more than doubled since the start of the war in ukraine. during the past months, the public's report for nato membership person short in finland being know somewhere around 70 percent. strong football actual book has been expressed in extensive pulling from finland decide to apply to access from finland would strengthen to secure the instability of the baltic sea reach and north of europe. now a familiar face is back as shore lank as prime minister renelle wicker, a messenger has been sworn in. he's already been prime minister, 5 times melinda, about to pack so resigned on monday of to weeks of protest calling for him and his brother, the president to go because of their handling of economic crisis there. please say 8 people have been killed in the violence and hundreds injured. and al fernandez has the latest from colombo. you can't write fiction or fantasy that rivals the

reality of what's happening in sri lanka to day down the road at the president's house. the country's newest prime minister, runner, vicar, missing or has taken oaths. not just did go toby roger pox her and his government come to power promising to do better than run her vicar missing her vicar, immersing her himself was thrown out of parliament at the last general elections are able to secure his own seat. partly mean 3. i'm appointing a prime minister and ministers who hold the confidence of a majority in parliament and who can win the trust of the people gave me swash you . because i think i might have lots of political acumen and a good rapport with western countries as well as lending institutions and the international community. but protested, are not having it. he does hold some question about records. he has been prime minister the most number of times, injury lanka never completing a single term. we don't have a harp on the president and we don't really know,

accept the proposals which are brought by the president anymore. a heavy military present has been seen in colombo with tanks rolling around the city as well as a number of checkpoints as one drives around colombo. in the meantime, we're hearing that a magistrate has put a travel ban on the former prime minister. my in the roger boxer and over 15 others . this is in connection with an investigation into that meeting on monday, where the prime minister, supporters, thousands of them converged on his official residence and spilled out onto the streets to unleash violence on the protectors calling for the resignation of the president and the government. but he doesn't seem to have dampened the enthusiasm, the protest as are back. and they said that he had to stay onto their demands are met lebanon's political parties are preparing for what could be a crucial election this sunday has fallen. its allies are trying to retain their

majority in parliament. their opponents say the vote could be their chance to andy, brainy and back parties, domination of political decision making. st holder reports from barrett more than 1000 candidates are competing for 128 seats. in parliament, but there are only 2 main contenders in lebanon's elections. iran wants its local ally has belonged to keep its political power while saudi arabia, once this country's main partner, is hoping to shift the balance back in its favor. its allies are calling this election and existential battle to regain lebanon's identity and end what they describe as iran's occupation, but they faced a strong enemy. what you are going to see as an outcome of this election probably is that you're going to see his bella and ally, and forming a very big parliamentary alliance. while the opposition to has been very

fragmented. forces opposing has below are many, but they are not united divisions among muslim. suddenly politicians hasn't helped their leader side of how do you this decision to suspend his involvement in politics and that of his party left a vacuum that could be filled by some news. i like to has below 27 parliamentary seats are reserved for the community under 11 on sectarian power sharing system. the cynical america has remained very lukewarm via the elections and particularly this is not only because of subtle how it is actions, but rather because there is no real alternative. and the elephant in the room has been, is not being confronted by anyone. has the law and aren't muslim. she a party that stronger than the state says the elections are its most important political battle. saudi arabia withdrew from lebanese politics in recent years because it has bullet dominance and has shifted its approach. its re engagement

seems to be worrying its opponents party leader has on the rela, accuses the country of using money to secure a victory. similar to that, the chief by the sunday muslim the block in 2009 jail political fault lines have long run through this country. and sunday, selection is set against the backdrop of a wide regional struggle. a win by has viola and its allies with cement lebanon in iran's sphere of influence. the opposition knows it may not win a majority, but it doesn't want the hezbollah alliance to take 2 thirds of the seats in parliament. that would give it the power to institutionalize a new, sectarian balance of power than a hunter. l. shahita boot. north korea has fired 3 short range, ballistic missiles towards the sea of japan. japan stay bo costa said the projectiles fell outside the country's exclusive economic zone. south korea's new

president units of g o has denounced the latest launches as a provocation. where the missile launches come, as north korea imposes its fuss nationwide, lockdown because of an outbreak of coven 19 authorities detected a sub variant of the on the chrome variant. north gray is one of the few countries that has been vaccinated. its population that is despite office of vaccine deliveries from the w h o and its neighbors, russia and china. the u. s. has passed 1000000 deaths from the code 19 pandemic, the highest of any country health experts working to find out why so many people died. rob reynolds spoke to one american who lost 10 tie family and says the countries handling of virus walls inept. in march 2020 lucy esparza casarez got sick. she quickly recovered from the headache and chills, but soon her husband david was feeling very ill. coughing and unable to stand,

he was rushed to a hospital. lucy was not allowed to see her husband, and soon a nurse called to say, david was being put on a ventilator. she said, okay, so are we what we're ready to do the procedure. so i'll let you talk to him one more time. so you know, it was like, ok, i love you, everything's going to be harangues and ok and let me till. and that was the last conversation i had with him. david died from cove at 19 in early april in quick succession. lucy lost more members of her family, her sister in law, a nephew, and david's elderly mother whom she cared for. all of a sudden i was along. i'd never been alone in that house ever. by myself, was my daughter had me and my god in this house, where everybody that lived here except me, died of coven, by then the pandemic was completely out of control in a new york hospital. 13 patients died in a single day. but the worst was yet to come. hospitals were overwhelmed. morgues

ran out of space for the dead. the country shut down. why did the wealthiest most technologically advanced country on earth suffer such a staggering death toll? i think the jury is still out on exactly what caused so much that there is a recent study that came out that showed that about 40 percent of the deaths, half of the patients who died with coven, had diabetes. by the time safe and effective vaccines became widely available, misinformation and conspiracy theories were circulating the parallel to their make of this information. this information has complicated matters tremendously, really, unnecessarily. former president trump downplayed the severity of the outbreak from the beginning. the federal government left it up to each state to figure out for themselves how to find medical equipment and protective gear. the ineptness of it was, it was boggling,

mind boggling. now i did this happened in the united states of america. the virus took advantage of poverty, racial and economic inequities in american society. the coven death rates for blacks, and latinos have been twice that of whites. how will the pandemic evolve in the coming years? predicting the viruses behavior is notoriously difficult, but doctors are sure one thing cove it isn't finished with us yet. it's penetration has been such that it will be around us for forever. it's not going to go away. a 1000000 dead and counting, rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles. now scientists have unveiled an image of a massive black hole in the centre, milky way galaxy, the black hole, cold, a sagittarius. a star is only the 2nd one ever to be photographed. it's 4000000 times bigger than our son. and luckily it's 26000 light. he is away from still

ahead on al jazeera. and so the rugby world cup is heading unfamiliar territory. andy booty ah

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and 20 minutes of play. and so take much with straight sets your next phase 2019 us open champion, bianca undressed school. now the menstrual number cc'd alexander's their book to support in the course is by defeating alex damon. all, sir, grubbing his 100th, career, victory, and masters events. the germans reached the final in madrid or week world number 5, to find a cit supposed to recover from a slow start to beat. russia's current caption off sits fast last the open set. then when the next 9 games eventually taking the saw, the $63.00 hill now play local favorite younique's night creams. football is began preparations the next month, world cup plaque and scotland with a victory over brushing. when she glanced back in a friendly ukraine's 1st picture since the war in that country began more than 20000 fans attended the match in germany. all profits being donated to charity, supporting those affected by the conflicts. the visitors still replies only from

the domestic clubs with big names such as matches. these always under the shank co expected to join up with the school wants the premier league season has finished decrying the just fine without the winning to one if they be scotland on june. the 1st of wales replace a capital in 2022. well, manchester city will have strike an early haul and leading line next season. holland will place fall again for brush. it all went on saturday. the 21 year old. no agent scored 85 goals and 88 matches for the germans. he decided to, to do his next step with the city and we wish him all the best for that. i think he, he gave us a lot. he gave us goals. he gave us an art she meiza player who always want to win. and i think he still can improve, thinks he's,

he's still young in some amount of one, the 1st italian cup for 11 years chasing domestics bubble 2 goals and extra time from even paris, which gave them a full to victory of events. if in the final into are couple of points behind rounds, i similar with 2 games to go in syria. they look defend that title. the rugby world cup is heading to the united states for the very 1st time. the men's and women's torments will be held in the us in 20312033 respectively. the countries many things have played at every well cup since 999, but have never made it out of the pool stage use. i wrote the saying in a statement being chosen as host smocks a pivot for turning points for the sports now defending and be a champion, the milwaukee bucks let that play up series or lead there play series, even with the boston celtics after winning a tight game 5, jonathan creek po, led the way for the box with 40 points in this 110 to one,

a 7 victory. the one was clenched when the stall on false at a free throw in the 4th quarter. only for bobby portis to step up and make the crucial rebound school. you go on the grizzlies fighting attention in their series with the golden worries, a big 13495. when achieve without storm joe mark, he's out injured. john jackson, junior dutchman bane and touch jones each school and 21 point. and in the show, plus the new york rangers got the when they needed to keep the season going. they wouldn't again find for the pittsburgh penguins training $31.00 of the series, the range of school early in the 3rd period to take the lead and went on to quench i 3 victory also in the florida panthers coming back from 3. nothing down in the 2nd period to beat the washington capitals by 3 like a 3 to lead in series and in the western conference the calgary flames. but also like a $32.00 advantages. the game 6 after a 3 victory over the dallas stars. ok,

those high sport is looking for molly. thank sandy. will leave you now with a video all 51 year old serene. a black layer recorded not long before she died, speaking about what it meant for her to be a journalist, a with

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