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been on holds its 1st election since by roots devastating port explosion and the financial collapse that followed. plus sandra, close off, or did you write this for you for a wave of public support carries ukraine to victory, eurovision now, and to save a ready to return home and fight ah 74 years after the creation of the state of israel palestinians, a gathering for events in the occupied territory, barking what they call knocked off all the catastrophe. the killing of al jazeera journalist, sharina wallclear, and her attack on her funeral. a further inflamed tensions ahead of this year's anniversary and calls are growing louder elsewhere in the world for action against the israeli forces responsible for her death. petty call hain reports

of thousands gather in london on the eve of napa. the day when palestinians commemorate the trauma of 948, i oh, when more than 700000 were forcibly expelled or flood their homeland. but now another outrage, the killing of well known and respected al jazeera journalists, sharina abbey o'clock. she was shot dead by israeli forces while working, clearly labeled as press. and then at her funeral, this, oh, many people have many words for this attack. from the white house podium, it was a regret the intrusion in intrusion. press secretary gen saki would not go on to condemn the attack. and the president had this to say, i don't know all the detail, but i know it has to be investigated. phyllis bennis was not surprised. well, there's a very consistent pattern here in the u. s. has been for decades,

the primary, political, economic, military strategic backer of israel, and it's among other things been committed to preventing any level of accountability. wow. members of congress have waited on twitter calling it deeply disturbing. unacceptable saying the u. s. must condemn the attack on the funeral. and one congresswoman tweeted after her killing the u. s. must demand an end to his really apartheid. the german foreign minister also wait in as is meant, i ha, it's incredibly important to me and we've made it very clear that her death is explained in a transparent way. and it's even solder that the funeral ceremony could not be held in peace and dignity. to be honest, i'm deeply shocked when and the french foreign minister treated as well, saying he was shocked and appalled, condemning the death and demanding a transparent investigation. ah, these really please say they will investigate,

given the public comments from the vine administration. it is unclear how much if any pressure they will put on israel to fall through to try and explain all of this particle. he al jazeera washington in the greek orthodox church in garza city, is holding a memorial service for sharing a i'll cited this. they're gonna tell us what's happening there today in terms of the service. yes, we're here today in the orthodox church. as you can see, this memorial services held together with the church and the press syndicate in gaza. they're paying tribute to charee and they're showing the respect it's, it's another, it's another our way of showing how loyal people are hearing garza for sri and, and for the memory if she read. but also the press syndicate took as an opportunity

for journalists to gather here in the church to hold times and it to chance slogans about about the aggression off of the occupation forces as they have referred to against during the lists in the occupied territories. and the gaza strip, so they're basically holding charts that have the no good, no against the by nations to journalists. and now there is a worried boy o. one of the organizers in this tangle here. and he's paying tribute to sharina and demanding. they're demanding justice a nation to read to be held to trial. and you know, what about the extra significance today given it's not possible.

yes, today is a very important day in the occupied territories into this trip in palestine. in general. the marks the 70 more than an adverse 3 of the next a many a rally. protest going on today to collaborate. neck about hearing the gaza strip, for example. hello, this rally. i protest. i'm sorry, this is dan. that is going on in commemoration of the she read this day, also commemorates l. jones. we read off this bombardment one year, but more admin since it was attacked and targeted on the 15th of may. 2021 in the latest may war between hamis israel. know this is

a very significant day today. we're heading out the strip. actually, we have lots of activities that are going on, lots of protests that are going on to commemorate different incidents with jeanette lee. they're all very sad incidents here today. all of them all cya defrosted garza, thank you. the political leader of hamas? yas, in war spoke to algebra, he called for justice after the killing of serene levy. apple. this is a complete crime. we want to know who gave the order to assassinate sharina, and we are confident that the person who gave the order to attack our tower for our diseases. garza office was the same that gave the order to break the hand of odyssey, receive our gary and checked her out. and also the person who gave the order to kill sherman. we want them to be brought before justice way. i

vote is a heading to the poles and lebanon to elect and new parliament. it's the 1st election since 2018 since then. lebanese people's trust in politicians has plummeted. following an economic meltdown. the massive explosion of a report, and let's say could be one of the most competitive and unpredictable elections and living on history. so sir da joins us now from a polling station in by routes. so what's the turn out been like so far? a while the within started as for g, the morning, an exec back the to continue until 16 g. that so that $4000000.00 lebanese are eligible to towards, for this election and ha, a dam, hundreds of thousands of them are expected to come to the police station and to come there. they was for the parties that they, the forward that they support. so the security is one of the main concerns in the

country as district any intention is on rise. so we have seen that the heavy security measures taken in front of the pulling station. the ministry of interior have norwood 4 to 5000 clinics from the lebanese army to ensure the security and the transparency of this election. so today, a total of $718.00 candidates are running for 128th seats in the parliament, which is equally divided between muslims and the christians. one of the concerns are to date is the low turnout. so they, the leader off the sunny move, a feature movement part, the saudi, who was also the former prime minister and how the largest, sunday, the more in the parliament and asked that he is hon. he's not going to run in this

elections and his support. there's also pool, so nice to boy what the election is. he please the concerns about the law turned out why it's important because the high turnout in this company is regarded as a for so at least the mercy for the political system in, in this country. so there's the elections are quite important because it's not going to only determine who is going to have the majority of the panama, but it will have a remarkable impact on who will be the next president and who will be the next prime minister in the country. i wrestle 3rd are there for us in the or thank you finland and sweden's potential membership of nato, as high on the agenda as nato foreign ministers gather in berlin. nordic delegate say they hoped their applications could be ratified within weeks. as despite turkey's reservations about the move, nato was always in their lions for defense. it will stay always in a lion, sir,

for defense. but before the 24th of fair february, it was for some countries, not the most important thing to join. this has changed, especially for our friends, sir, in naughty a que euro per sweden and finland people. it didn't wanna join nature, but now they are being pushed into nature. escalade out of st. barson, who's standing by in berlin steps. so what have the foreign ministers been saying about the prospect of financing in joining the alliance? well, it's talking here about a historic moment possible exception of finland and suite it and most of the foreign ministers that have been speaking here say they are warmly welcoming the 2 countries to nato. but there's also still that problem with turkey, the turkish for a minute. so just walked in and not say anything, not making any comments. turkey has made objections because they say sweet and

especially, but also said that they are hosting what they say terrorist organizations are talking about to p k. k, the kurdish workers party. so the negotiations going on with a dinner informal dinner last night. the sweets and the fence was there have been objections made by turkey. we couldn't get any details on what exactly turkey wants about the is a lot of expectation. it has to do with also military equipment that 30 wants to get sorta, if this negotiation and it could mean that he's accession. this is accession process could be delayed because as an elaine because said they want to have a very quick accession of failure and sweden because they're worried about this great period. russia has made objections. the border between russia and natal will double when a finland and sweden will join. so it is a lot of anxiety, both countries, so they want to speed it up. they're talking about

a couple of weeks. but this all now depends on these negotiations with turkey. so what have you been hearing about nathan support for ukraine going forward? well, the 5 2nd 3 general law of natal, who is basically a charing to be thing has said that russia is losing its momentum in the war. and he says, we need to use this time to increase or support financially. and also militarily, of course, we know that nature has been sending a lot of military equipment on a lot of nations. we didn't need to have sent happy material, but also a lot of money. so they say that we need to speed that up. and also some more to make sure that ukraine will win this war. but also, there are also nations who are not really at the same page show, but the 5 secretary general fact we are still very much united. that was his main message when you walk in earlier this morning,

steadfast and force and berlin. thank you. coming up shortly. assistant grief, we look at the dangers of the school life in somalia, when he didn't choose any new president. the parts of palestine takes center stage in an epic, new york theater production. ah . europe in africa, this is the forecast for you here, ron. good to see you. so we'll begin in europe where we've got some thunderstorms breaking out across western france or are weather alerts in play for this activity . it will chug toward the east. so increasing cloud cover for paris and i think showers seem likely at some point in the day on sunday showers dotted across england, wales into scotland, but nothing major here. london scott: high of 23 degrees off to ivy area. we go, we've got

a push of some atlantic moisture for coastal sections of portugal into the northwest of spain. i gotta tell you the best weather on the continent. central parts of europe, we've got high temperatures here, well above average, full on sunshine. but then there is some rain as we look toward romania into the balkans and that's leaking into greece. now here's the thing for turkey. central areas, eastern areas where we've got some rain in the forecast for you. south end of africa looks like a breeze off the mediterranean means the temperature in cairo is that $32.00 that's average for the sum of the hard met. and wind is really pronounce that we've got storms across the gulf of getting a new oxide at 43 degrees. that's almost 10 above average. dip to the south, now showers pull out of cause zulu new tall into southern boats and big, so showers to be expected in my put so with the highest 23 degrees c later. ah frank assessments. what are the political risks,

robotic russian or the gas for western leaders? will sanctions on russian ever jack sports hospital was informed opinions froze. he's not abandoning to fight against jedi, still resumed media. they're going to be teaching from nisha and from chad critical debate. could china actually help in russia's invasion of ukraine in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al jazeera? ah ah no geology era remind about top stories this all calls are going loud of action against the israeli falls is responsible for the killing of al jazeera journalist,

sharina blocking the killing and the attack on the funeral procession of anger many palace days. mock, what they call, knocked off the catastrophe day. israel was created. the greek orthodox church and garza city is holding a memorial service for serene lebanon is holding its 1st general election since in economic meltdown in 20. 19. analysts say it could be the most competitive and unpredictable eviction in its history. at least in the usa, a shooting at a supermarket in the city of buffalo was racially motivated to hate crime. 10 people were killed and another 3 were injured into monahan. reports craving to do the pure evil. that's how the county sheriff described 18 year old. peyton genderin . the gunman came to buffalo, new york supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood with an assault rifle bring tactical gear camera to recorded actions. this was curious. it was straight up,

racially motivated. he cried from somebody outside of our community, outside of the city, of good neighbors as a mere said, coming into our community. and tried to inflict that evil upon us. 11 of the 13 shooting victims were african american, a retired police officer tried to stop the assailant, but was killed before buffalo police arrived the scene and surrounded him, forcing him to surrender. the governor was quick to react and it is my sincere hope that this individual, this white supremacist, who just perpetrated a hate crime on an innocent community will spend the rest of his days behind bar. and heaven help him in the next world as well. gun death, read the highest number ever recorded in the united states in 2020. the 1st year of the pandemic. according to a just released report by the cdc,

that includes suicides and gun related homicides. with surge 35 percent. the numbers remain elevated in 2021 and showed no signs of a basing. we will not stop until every lead is investigated. every piece of evidence is analyzed. genderin will appear in court thursday to face 1st degree manslaughter charges. and if convicted, the possibility of life behind bars than to monahan al jazeera, north korean said media has released the 1st images of a corona vol. resolve right? because the official, dest whole rises to 40 to the foot, it shows empty streets and workers and protective suits spraying, disinfected young fest admitted it was dealing with a nationwide outbreak this week. now reporting more than 820000 suspected cases, somalia will soon have a new president chosen by members of parliament. the election has been delayed for more than a year, has been maud by corruption allegations and violence. welcome web reports from

august issue. amena mohammed abdi was known for being a serious, an outspoken critic of somali as government till she was killed 2 months ago. she was an opposition. m. p flying for us. that term assistive simila says she wanted to be part of a new government that would make somalia a farrah and safer place. a suicide bomber ran a terrorist and election meeting in town as bella green young group. i'm sure bob said it was responsible. he's one of hundreds of people who's been killed in the tense lead up to somali as presidential election, which has been delayed by more than a year to mirror says she not much more to assist. i'm going to when i get them, i hadn't with that. so i mean, always helped everyone who came her way, whether they were her relatives or not, or from any trend. she didn't care about that thing and she just saw people and

humanity. if anyone was a need, she just cared about the needs of that person to meet with killed nearly 300 n p. 's have been sworn in the families didn't get to vote for them. they were selected by plan representatives and officials, in processes that many say were corrupted and rigged and peas elect the president under a system that was introduced after the central government collapse in $991.00. everyone familiar with the processes buying of votes is widespread. winning depends on forging alliances between factions. in the days leading up to the vapor, many of the deals have been discussed here. the heavily fortified to 0 hotel in the capital market issue. the place where the politicians and their supporters can meet relative safety. a televised debate between for the most prominent candidates was plan advertised on the syllable, but it didn't happen. the candidates disagreed on the terms. somalis haven't even

got to hear what the policies are, the different candidates are. but what people think won't affect the outcome. because the decision lies in the hands of the members of parliament, people familiar with the process, a large amount of cash involved. still don't guarantee anyone a victory or even a vote, no candidate company without money. then all in these just room in profit cannot around telling them i work for you. i'm everyone is guaranteeing voting for you for you, for you. someone come the money from 56 candidate. and then you have only one vote . yes, people here have seen the elections will make the money are safer. this is a place where politicians phones even safely move around their own capital city. whoever wins the vote, faces some enormous challenges. malcolm web al jazeera mortgage issue, somalia,

several 100 mulligan's, had been rallying in the capital, but marco, in support of the military rule, this follows a decision by france to pull out all the troops relations of worse than since to military coups in molly, in the past, 2 years and the failure of french forces to stop attacked by armed groups, france and its joint operations with molly and forces last june and announced was pulling out all troops and february. germany has criticized india for banning wheat exports. the indian government says it has to protect its own food security. partly due to shortage is caused by the worn ukraine. production of grain is also down in india due to a heat wave. inflation is also an issue, global wheat prices rising by more than 40 percent start of the year. ukraine has stormed to victory at this. he has eurovision song contest in the northern italian city of turin. it was represented by the folk rap band collusion, orchestra. ukraine was one of the favorites going into the competition, having received a huge wave of public support after the russian invasion. i'm writing

a report from karen ah moon favored to win ukraine's colors orchestra did just that. at the 66 eurovision song contest and turn italy, their song stephanie and oh, to the lead, singer's mother gained a new context. after russia invaded, it became a symbol for the whole country. it's catchy, too. a fusion of rap and ukrainian folk music. oh, fans from ukraine and elsewhere were happy with the result. more rebels are bob, a very glad v crane for this was shown that not only can we fought, but we can also sing very nicely. for the next you are a vision,

will host it in liberated mary apple. but am i here? we had a victory today on your vision that soon we have a victory in ukraine. russian war. we will defeat the russians. just like how we warn your vision, glory to ukraine. ah, coming in 2nd place, the u. k. 's at sam ryder with his space man, a big come back. the u. k. received 0 points last year. rounding up at up 5 spain, sweden in serbia. as usual, your vision had its mix of glamour, sentimentality, and can't be fun. even stayed journalists got caught up in the fun and oppress room that seemed like a disco at times. russia was banned from competing castigated for launching a punishing war against ukraine. russia usually does quite well at your vision, but all along this here, ukraine was clearly the favorite either because people wanted to show their solidarity and support for the country or because they loved the song,

a song that reminds us all to cherish where we come from, adam rainy al jazeera, turn italy livable of one for balls, prestigious f, a cup constantino simic off that of it. the knockout blow and pale the shoes out to defeat chelsea and complete an english double. livable back and action on tuesday trying to catch manchester city and the race for the premier league title. and 2 weeks they faced the 3 in the european european champions league final message. i cannot believe if it's massive. i've only one problem that we can't really celebrated because we plan to stay as they can do that. that's fantastic competitions that they've been testing location and then you limit the celebrations . ok, always not for the people that can do what they want. but for the, for the team, by putting in a game on tuesday. i mean, everything came to me to replace the funds. you know, it's

a big moment for us. it's cold and we haven't won the trophy for a long time. so that was nice to, to bring it back to them and them. and like i said, hopefully we can, there's multiple fighters, palestinian refugees is taking center stage of the theater in new york. a story revolves around a palestinian scholar and london in 1967. when war breaks out at home, he must make a decision. christian salumi takes us behind the scenes. oh, the bottle, i don't understand. it was like any good drama. the vagrant trilogy contains scenes of love, laughter, and conflict. but the characters are a typical on an american stage, a palestinian family played by an all middle eastern castiel. i think you are welcome with yes, the central character, a dom, played by lebanese actor howdy to ball as a palestinian scholar based with

a difficult choice, pursue his dreams abroad, or go home to take care of his mother as war breaks out in 1967 when you come to see a play like this one on epic trilogy, you really are forced to be in the shoes of a subject. that is what is so important. and that is what we don't have a lot of palestine. her father's name was a good while it may be unusual for most american audiences. the story is all too familiar for palestinian american actor ramsey farrah gala. a lot of it is my family's story being in several camps. i'm sorry, i'm 48. i'm transfer jordan and then moving around. ha, but it is the humanity of the characters, not their politics that shines through. the vagrant trilogy was commissioned by new york's public theater. one of the 1st nonprofit theaters in the nation and an incubator for emerging playwrights. it was scheduled to open 2 years ago,

but the late as a result of the corona virus pandemic. sadly its subject matter is as timely as ever. right now is a really exciting moment for middle eastern playwrights. i think there was a time that any plays that were not necessarily sort of white american. we're all competing for one spot. and i think american feeder is changed vastly for lebanese american. playwright mon am on sewer. the play began as an exploration of her family's roots. i hope that this play will let people think about displacement differently and i, and i hope that obviously that it will help them think about palestinians differently. he says something about post colonialism or shall i want back away? whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. the story told in 3 parts presents to alternate realities based on a dom decision where your dollars 30 years. we've been hearing loose camps since 1940 and a singular depiction of what it means to lose your home. kristin salumi al jazeera

new york. the wells longest suspension foot bridge has opened in the czech republic . it's name that sky bridge $721.00 which is the walkways length and meet is set in a mountain valley. it took 2 years to build at a cost of $8400000.00. it's hope it will boost tourism. attracting people, seeking adrenalin and a little bit of fear. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories calls are growing louder for action against israeli forces for killing al jazeera journalist, sharina barclay. the death is anchored many as palestinians. mark what they call noch bar all the catastrophe. day israel was created. the greek orthodox church in garza city is holding a memorial service sharina. she was shot in the head on wednesday while reporting and janine and the occupy.