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hello. how rahman you're watching? i was, is there like my headquarters here in the hall? so coming up, joining hands or a secure future us president joe biden welcomed the leaders of sweden and finland as the 2 nations apply to be part of nato. also global food shortages fuel find the war when ukraine top the agenda, the un security council meeting and severe flooding in northeast and india has full half a 1000000 people to flee the homes. ah, welcome to the program. the israeli military says it is not opening a criminal investigation into the killing of al jazeera germ sharina black clay in the occupied west bank shriek was shot in the head by israeli forces while on assignment and jeanine on the day of her funeral, is ready forces storm the procession and beat mourners causing pool bearers to almost drop her coffin,
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but didn't stop thousands of palestinians from marching through occupied east jerusalem. take part in the funeral and burial. members of the international community of condemned to killing him, continue to call for investigation. the police violence against mourners answering funeral is cited as one of the reasons a member of parliament has quit israel governing coalition. he that at an hour we ought to be a resignation. leaves prime minister of tawny ben. it's coalition with any 59 of the 120 seats in the connected. and the statements always said that she could no longer support a coalition that harasses arabs in a disgraceful way. it been con, has more from west jerusalem. well, there's no investigation. the israeli army of completely confirmed that now. and the reason for this is that if they had to make an investigation, it would have to be one of the criminal nature. his the statement are the decision not to immediately launch an m p c id investigation. as he is ready military police was made in accordance with the general policy regarding criminal investigations in
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judea and samaria. that's the israeli name for the occupied west bank as approved by the supreme court. according to this policy, criminal investigation will not be launched immediately. if a death occurs during an act of combat situation, unless there's a credible and immediate suspicion of a criminal offense that was identified during the event, so clearly, these railey army do not think the killing of a journalist who was wearing a vest and a helmet at was a criminal event and also in this current political climate in israel, at the investigation of any is room soldier is simply unpalatable to be israelis, to be israel, public, to the israeli government entities ready oppositional mat. they overseas re complete, unified by prosecuting a serving soldier in an active military operation. the messages being sent that no is ready, soldier is safe. remember they have national service here as well. people have to serve within the army. so does everybody in these ready public has almost
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a stake in what happens to any soldier, any police officer that comes in any kind of legal case? now, having said all of that, this hasn't surprised the family at all. oh, we spoke to the family. they've issued a statement and this is what they've said. we are expecting this from the israeli side. that's why we didn't want them to participate in the investigation. we want to hold whoever's responsible for these count accountable. we urge the u. s. in particular, since she is a us citizen and the international community to open just and transparent investigation and to put an end to these killings. so the palestinians and the family themselves were never expecting and an investigation. however, the international community was the americans and particularly vocal saying that these ratings were not only capable of bouncing and independent investigation, but they were urging them to do so. so let's wait. we way we'll hear from the americans later, but what kind of pressure they'll be able to put on israel given the strength of
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the statement from these really me saying we're simply not investigating remains to be seen now the leaders of finland and sweden has met us president joe biden at the white house. it's after they submitted a formal applications to join nato. they need the backing of all 30 members of the military lines. turkey has expressed its reservations, but biden says the applications will be ratified, finland, and sweden make nato stronger. not just because of their capacity, their strong, strong democracies and a strong united nato is the foundation of america security. by joining nato allies make a 2nd commitment to one another. attack on one is an attack against all what has correspond. kimberly elk it has standing by for slide you've been following. let's force through the day. kimberly how much of a rocky road ahead is it full sweden and finland, considering the american president seems so adamant that this will be ratified.
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well, it's a rocky road, given the fact that the u. s. president believes it is necessary to have the full weight of the white house behind the applications of finland, sweden, because a well, the white house is confident that it can get over the 1st hurdle. there still opportunities for turkey, which currently is in opposition to the membership applications of these 2 nation. and then well again there is confidence. there are still hurdles that still need to be overcome. so this was a meeting of strategy of the 3 world leaders that took place early this morning here in washington. and the leaders emerged in the rose garden, the u. s. president saying that the nations of sweden, finland have the full and complete support of the united states behind their application. but again, the stumbling block is turkey is accusing finland's need in harvard,
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a yeah. what it calls a terrorist group, namely national group, a turkey dean, then the 2 nations deny it is supporting. and so we heard from the president of finland, in fact, it is saying that not only does it not harvard terrorist groups, but that they are saying that they will counter that and talk to turkey to make sure that those concerns are taken into account. so the dialogue is continuing, but again, this is something this still has to be overcome. the white house is optimistic, but again, there's still a long road ahead. fully update. thanks very much. kimberly. how could our white house correspondent? well, all diplomatic editor james space has more from me to headquarters in brussels by speaking to diplomats about this. and they say, yes, president. oh, once objections that he states are about kurdish nationalists and about what he
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says harbouring terrorism by sweden and finland. but perhaps there are other issues and perhaps the real targets of, of his comments is not sweden and finland, but it's actually the us. i think that they are also a little worried here because they thought when turkey 1st raised these objections, just about a week ago that it was a bump in the road that they would sorted out at the berlin summit of nato that took place. then they were hoping that a meeting between the u. s. secretary state and the turkish foreign minister was sorted out and still the objections of their from the turkish side. that's worrying for nicer because they really were trying to fast track this process. they were going to get the application letters in, they were going to start the application process with the 1st few weeks they hoped to have things moving to such a pace that by the big summit, which is the end of june, they could actually have these 2 nations sitting around the nato table as invite team members,
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although then that's further process of ratification. that has to be done in most countries, most nation members by the parliament. so that will take some more months. and the worry is that this slows everything down and sends a signal the signal. they don't want to send a signal of disunity. and that is certainly a signal that will be seen in the kremlin. will that have been had be worried about when sweden and finland put in their letters before a week ago, was that russia was going to cause trouble in some way, but actually the problems until now have come from one of their own members from, from turkey. now the secretary of state has told the insecurity counsel at the lives of millions or risk. if nothing is done to restore ukrainian grain shipments . he spoke of the dangers ukrainian farmers. a facing russian government seems to believe that using food is a weapon will help accomplish what its invasion is, not to break the spirit of ukrainian people. still, ukrainians are going to great lengths to feed their own people and to feed the
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world. farmers and ukraine continue to risk their lives to produce wheat and other crops. many have returned to fields that are filled with mines. they were bullet proof vests and helmets as they harvest. and as we've heard already, powerfully this warning, not only ukrainians were suffering as a result of the russian government's actions. some 20000000 tons of grain, cit, unused and ukrainian salems. as global food supplies, dwindle prices skyrocket, causing more around the world to experience food insecurity. now kristen lee, me has more from un headquarters. this is a security council meeting that was called by the united states, acknowledging that the war in ukraine, like all conflicts, is having a knock on effect on food security to communities both directly and indirectly
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impacted by that war. and we've heard some alarming statistics from the un secretary general and the director of the world food program, david beesley, they are saying that the number of food insecure people has more than doubled in the last 2 years since before the pandemic. and because of the conflict in ukraine, that number is expected to rise even higher. so in the last 2 years, it's gone from a 135000000 people facing food insecurity to now 276000000. and that could exceed 300000000 as the war keeps going, they say. and that's because ukraine and russia make up about 30 percent of the world's wheat. populate wheat production. and countries in africa in the middle east that are already food insecure. rely very heavily on this part of the world. so this is a security council meeting talking about the impact of conflict on food security in
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general, but particularly now on focusing on ukraine and the impact that is having on these countries who may or may not be directly involved in the war itself. well, still had here on al jazeera will tell you why lebanon won't have a new government any time soon, despite an election that read through the political math class, the world health organization raises the alarm as new clusters of a rat, monkey pox, infection emerge across europe. they stories after the break. ah, the winds aren't as strong as not as much sand or dust in the air throughout the arabian peninsula, but it's still a seasonal wind still blowing. so that shamal would the means from the north effectively that the wind didn't dusty when it reaches you a. but it could well be further west. it's still cold,
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144 degrees in the forecastle, in dough, and sunshine, the prevalent type of weather. it doesn't look too bad in saturday, thought the water goes right back up to the left on coast and turkey. where you've got little line here. this is a cold front on its way through, took many stand the bottom and produces quite possibly a sandstorm in iran, but otherwise it showers are probably welcome. right. to be honest, i pretty rare events that ma'am, but i'll shout in turkey, and they will bring attention. dial on that coast by about 8 degrees, a few showers in lebanon, maybe by sunday, the winds are picking up again more orange on the chart, greater chance of getting maybe a dust storm. certainly a lot of dust in the air, particularly the eastern saudi baby, cat on battery, as well. in trump laughter, the rains are still disappointing in kenya, and in somalia they should be there just not doing boat rush. there are some further west in southern africa, particularly in south africa. tempted to come right down and the rain now is
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look like you want you over there with me to run the reminder of all top stories. the israeli military says it doesn't time to investigate the fatal shooting of ours . is there a journalist sharing utley in the occupied west bank killing? has we why be condemned and call for an independent investigation, a growing the leaders of finland and sweden have met with us president joe biden at the white house is after they submitted the application to join nato. he has expressed its reservations that buys and says the applications will be ratified. the secretary of state is totally un security council with the lives of millions or risk. it's not against done to restore ukrainian grain shipment, antony blink, and accused rush refusing food as a weapon of war. now help us general has spoken by phone with his russian counterpart to discuss security issues. it's not clear if the 2 talked about the war in ukraine, the exact details of the call of been kept private. well,
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fighting is continuing in east in ukraine, where the russia repulsive the struggling to make significant advances. as a bank has more from the location where we are in the mood, this building behind us. a miss. i landed right in front of it this morning, gripping that tree out of the ground and planting it in the middle of the street. now nobody was killed in this specific attack, but just down the street, we've just been to a apartment building where a 2 year old child was killed in an air strike. and rescue workers are still working to try to recover the bodies of 3 more people and be working for the last day last 24 hours. no stop trying to recover those bodies. now this town we are in constant artillery fire missiles, rockets shelling. but if you go just slightly up the street, you'll see people walking right. somebody sensitize some people, just have nowhere else to go. but the reality is that nowhere in this town that he did have a population of around $70000.00 is safe,
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the mare has less people to evacuate. he himself, we are told, is currently in a bunker just we can hear some rocket fired just to the right of us now. and nowhere here is safe. and what's happening in the east is that the situation has significantly deteriorated. we're hearing from the ukrainians that you know, the russians are not making advances, but the reality is that they have made some advances on several axis displaced. last week we were here and we could hardly hear on to refer now the street so way more quiet. we are hearing rockets and natalie to refine shutting all the time earlier on. we heard a missile, go ahead and the aircraft, but elsewhere in the east, the russians house, the intention is to take don bus and this significant trying to really put pressure under ukrainians to try and do that. well, that's good to hear from russia. now, me evacuations from the up a stall steel plant in mario poll, both of jabari has more for moscow. the evacuations are ongoing and they began on
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monday and they are being done in coordination with the international committee of the red cross. and we've also been hearing from representatives from the red cross talking about how they started registering the members of the ukrainian military that are surrendering to the russians. as of tuesday, they are registering their names, their date of birth, and the location that they're being transported to the oldest is to keep track of the number of men that are in russian custody. but also we understand that they've been visiting a number of facilities where the men have been at captain. this is also to ensure that the standards of the russians have promised to uphold, are being kept, as well as to allow the families of those ukrainian military personnel that are in russian custody to let them know how those men are doing and where they exactly are we understand that they ukrainian president has said that they will be
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a prisoner exchange down the line. for now, the russians have kept very quiet about this, but it is, i believe, to be the part of the negotiation process that took place prior to the surrender of these men. there is a lot of debate ongoing about what should happen to the members of the as of italian that have surrendered as a part of this larger group of ukrainian military personnel that have come out of the plant. many who are believe they should be put before court and international court as well to answer for their legit war crimes. the role decrees been issued and jordan to restrict the movements of prince hansa. he became the 1st royal in the kingdom history to renounce his title last month. last year he was accused of plotting against his older brother, king abdullah, and in a letter to jordanians, the king's that hums. i will stay in his palace to prevent a repeat of his irresponsible actions. the parliamentary election in lebanon last sunday has redrawn the political official results concerned that iranian band has
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below and its allies lost most of their majority. but new political partnerships have yet to take shape. and there are concerns of instability while talks to form a government drag on se makoto reports. now from beirut. there's so much of the past in today's lebanon front lines, from the civil war that ended in 1990, still separate communities, a divide that continues to play out in the streets and the political arena. know 2 of the fiercest adversaries are the main players and the newly elected parliament. samira georgia, the head of the christian lebanese forces who has been the most vocal critic of hezbollah, accusing its military wing of undermining the lebanese state and implementing iran's agenda. i didn't know 0 mahler mitchell as he is we are not ready to compromise with our political platform. we will coordinate with the property farmers and others in the opposition to charge the way forward. dish no sooner has
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below, which says its weapons are to defend lebanon from israel, and other threats was stripped of its majority in parliament. its leader has on the throne, acknowledging that monopoly we'll and will effect the priority should be issues affecting people's lives. and this can't be done without cooperation of partnership, because alternative is chaos and backing them in mind that but negotiating a deal on the makeup of the next government won't be easy. hezbollah has made clear it won't accept demand by the opposition for a cabinet of experts to rescue the collapse economy. it insists on political representation. has villa has many enemies, chief among them? samira shaw, shaw, who no rela, has repeatedly accused of wanting to start a civil war. but in his 1st post election speech natural law called for com and called on his supporters not to chance with terry and slogans. and not to provoke others who have different political views. not too long ago,
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blood was spilled onto the streets for hours has the allied fighters and supporters of the lebanese forces turned part of a route into a battle ground. now we have to put our hands together as beneath them because as the results of the elections show, no one can eliminate. the dollar has dollars, weapons dominated political campaigns before the vote, which the group called its most important political battle. it may have lost this round, but it is still the main power broker. here than hunter elisha zita, beirut. doctor. the concern by rare infection usually spread by rats and monkeys in africa. monkey boxes infected, an american man who had recently been in canada and the world health organization is concerned by discoveries of the disease in britain, portugal and spain brought up. and connie is from the university of exeter medical school. he says, monkey polk spreads between people who can also catch the disease from animals.
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they're going to law for monkey box. we don't know, but we think it is mostly rodents, meaning rats. and it may also be monkeys. so there are 2 ways of catching it. one by handling those infected infectious animals and the 2nd. so that's what we call a notice animals to humans. and the other way of catching it without a doubt. and that's been happening in the united kingdom, is person to person spread. so one person who is infected and infectious passes it on to others. and in the united kingdom we found it as a cluster amongst men who have sex with men. so, so that's a cluster that we've identified in the united kingdom elsewhere. i don't know what the potter needs for transmission between humans. the climate change has become a central theme ahead of elections and australia this weekend, the country's experiencing more frequent, extreme weather events, and scientists worn it could become an un insurable by 2030. sarah clark has more
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from sydney. * * she's one of a new wave of female independence targeting seats held by a st. rallies, ruling coalition party, frustrated by the 2 party style made on climate change. the journalist turned politician, says peebles voting in the election this weekend on policies back by science and immediate action. i think there isn't that many of the independence that focused on climate, because that's what the israelis paper want. i want faster, better, more focused economic action on climate policy, and i haven't got it. a strategy was one of the highest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world, per capita, and is a 2nd largest exporter of coal. it's also one of the nation's most at risk from climate change. a scientific study warns australia will become uninsurable by the end of this decade. unless emissions are drastically reduced. flooding was the most common risk followed by bush fires. climate change has already hitting many
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australian communities, very hard. one area we find this is it's becoming harder the people to ensure their homes. some recent research we did showed that by 2031 and 25 australian properties could be effectively uninsurable, higher than average temperatures have again caused severe bleaching in parts of the great barrier reef. next month, unesco will assess whether the australian government has done enough to address threats to the coral with the world heritage committee considering listing it as in danger. now, the great barrier reef has just experienced its 6 mass reaching avenge due to marine. he have been exacerbated by climate change. that's disappointing because the current administration is not taking this seriously. the government and the opposition have committed to a 0 net emission target by 2050. both major parties continue to support fossil fuels, with more than $100.00 new coal and gas projects on the government,
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official register. climate scientists say their policies for short of what's needed to limit warming to below 2 degrees. the largest vote, a survey in australia, found that at least one 3rd of people consider climate change as the most important issue in the selection. and what action to reduce emissions by 2030. but some cold towns lie in swing constituencies and it's those electrons that a key to winning the selection. sir clark al jazeera sydney, australia, heavy rain flooding and landslides are affecting half a 1000000 people in northeast in india. unusually heavy rains of, inundated hundreds of villages in the state of a psalm killing. at least 9 farmers say they've lost almost most of the crops weather forecast. as a warning, more dam pulls the next few days could have rescue and repair efforts. bobby metal has more from the regional capital. go happy. you know, as you can see, it's rating over here right now and has pretty much been the same for the last few
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days. and situation has actually become worse recently and the predictions all that very heavy rains could continue well into the weekend at the state is on what is called red alert housings of people are stranded, at least 50000 have been upwards in relief camp that is from of the government and rescue operations are on the air force has been deployed to air drop supplies. what's been really challenging is of course, as you can see, the wind of the big concern is that the river, the main drive over here. the problem with the river, which is one of the longest rivers in the world. in fact, that's why we are standing on the banks of that river is flowing above the danger mark in many of these places. and so the concern is that as of rains become heavier, those that situation could also get out of control. now what is really challenging the relief effort is the fact that key roads and keyed railway lines have been
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completely blocked off because of landslides. and so it's been difficult to get people out. those areas have been completely cut off. and also these are important links to other parts of the larger northeast region. so housing, the people in neighboring states have been affected because of that. some states have started rationing fuel to make sure they don't run out because the government says it will take at least $45.00 days to get the rebate lines restored. but it does expect to get on the roads up and running over the next few days. flooding in the great lakes and canyon has fulls tens of thousands of people from the homes is how much house reports from lake nikoto. water levels have been rising for years. slayton, i could've used to be inside a national park just behind those trees. not extends beyond the pox boundaries. king and said, i have seen the lake rise over the years. then at the beginning of 2020,
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after particularly heavy rains and king highlands, the lakes expansion accelerated. they saw it coming. the water started coming slowly by slowly, slowly, day by day, day by day deal. it covered all this place. it doesn't, it do not come. why not to us? it took tight kenya's legs are vital to people, wildlife, and the economy. but tens of thousands of canyons had been forced to move from the homes. no one knows for sure what caused the water to rise so quickly in a short space of time signed to think it could be a number of factors including climate change before people hear the maintenance and isn't so much what courses they want king as government to do more to help them. david cohort shows do what's left of the house. he built. he was planning to leave the family home to his children one day. like other families. he still waiting for compensation promised by the government for he's taken a bank loan to start again,
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but he's only just enough room for his family and a few animals. it's not what is used to. i was traumatized. it affected my life so much. you changed everything i don't even when i don't be bothered there. the pharmacist speaks the water is contaminated because if it's salty, taste and murky color, religious con, grow my che anymore. and culture lands had become fishing grounds. welcom income for some young men who couldn't find work, but for many others, the changing landscape means their way of life has gone. they have to adapt. if they hope to survive, how to matessa out to sara nicola king. ah, your geology 0 with me sell rahman in doha reminder of our top news stories. these really military says it doesn't plan to investigate the fatal shooting.

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