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to people in thoughtful conversation with no host and no limitations. this dick, it is a most consequential dictated immense, is she doth for too many companies that are doing bad things in the front in part 2 of human rights activists. q me 90 and environmental. if we known and the teeth, the systems are not working, but the longer that you fight them, the more that things change studio be unscripted on out his era. here are some of the media stories. a critical look at the global news media spread on al jazeera government shutoff access to social media, awe new footage, images of the moments before al jazeera journalist jarine edward clay was killed as israel's military confirms. it won't open a criminal investigation. oh,
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i'm not into his algebra live from london. also coming up, russia says 1730 ukrainian fighters from the as of style still works of now surrendered. the red cross is working to register them as prisoners of war. plus, russian government seems to believe that using food as a weapon will help accomplish what it's envisioned is not despite warnings that millions of lives are at risk, russia says it will only consider lifting its blockade of ukraine's black. see pause if sanctions against it are reviewed on britain's foreign minister has told he faces no further action over the party gate scandal as police wrap up their investigation into knocked down breeches. well in a week after our colleague sherry berkeley was killed by his ready forces in the
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occupied west bank, new video is corroborating eye. witness accounts. entre 0 has obtained footage showing the last moments before serene was killed by israeli forces. it also shows there were no clashes at the time and that the foreign came from the position where is ready patrols was stationed. oh it was seen fleeing to the other side of the street towards the area where it's really officials originally claimed the shooting came from her. oh yes ma'am. is it? oh oh. c the god i the dollar good dotala here with that my god
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was helping video was whom by a journalist who survived the attack, which i had a study was one of those who accompanied cheering on assignment in geneva in the occupied west bank that day. he, we visited the area and retrace their steps. mckesson come said the woman we, i stuck a dorm from here. we began to walk towards the location where a colleague sharika was murdered, as we continued to walk naturally and quietly. we stood here at this spot, myself and my colleagues will come from that one of them. i know which one did you stand in front of them, so the see you the whole mess? i don't know. yes, of course we did. the originally saw us coming from the beginning of history and we stopped right here. we wore helmets and bulletproof press special off, and we also made sure to get here to all safety standard. my camera was with me and i put it here to record what was happening on the street and was the presence of the occupation forces. after a few seconds, the shooting started out and the 1st bullet hit this building. and i told my
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colleagues that they were shooting at us, being journalist saw that we have to protect herself. i had been a but were you exactly when the was when i was fired, we were in this spot. israeli military says it's not opening a criminal investigation into the killing. assuring berkeley assuring was shot in the head by israeli forces while covering, arrayed in janine and the occupied. westbank military says its identified a soldier's rifle which may have killed her, but says it cannot be sure unless the palestinians turn over the bullet for analysis. on the day of her funeral is ready for his storm. the procession beat mourners causing pul bears almost to drop her coffin and visit the international community, have condemned her killing and continue to call for a transparent investigation. palestinian israeli member of israel's parliament has quit the governing coalition, citing the police violence against mourners at sharina funeral. as one of her reasons, i did not always, robbie's resignation,
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leaves prominence and charley bennett's coalition in a precarious position, with only 59 of the 120 seats in the class it. so we also said police violence against worshippers on temple mound during ramadan. was behind a decision and she could not continue to support coalition that shamefully harassed as a community. around con, in west jerusalem, has more on why there's no criminal investigation. the reason for this is that if they had to make an investigation, it would have to be one of a criminal nature hit the statement, the decision not to immediately launch an m p c id investigation unless he is ready military police was made in accordance with a general policy regarding criminal investigations in judy and mary about the israeli name for the occupied westbank has approved by the supreme court. according to this policy, criminal investigation will not be launched immediately. if a death occurs during an active combat situation, unless there's a credible and immediate suspicion of a criminal offense that was identified during the event. so clearly these really on
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the do not think the killing of a journalist who was wearing a vest and a helmet was a criminal event. also in this current political climate in israel, the investigation of any is really the soldier is simply unpalatable. we spoke to the family, they've issued a statement, and this is what they said. we were expecting this when the writing side. that's why we didn't want them to participate in the investigation. we want to hold what is responsible for these count accountable. we are the u. s in particular, and she is a us citizen and the international community to open just and transpire investigation and to put an end to these killings. so the palestinians, i am the family themselves will never expecting an investigation. however, the traditional community was the americans and particularly vocal saying that these ratings were not only capable of bouncing an independent investigation, but they were urging them to do so. so let's wait. we way we'll hear from the
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americans later, but what kind of pressure they'll be able to pull on israel given the strength of the statement from these really me saying we're simply not investigating remains to be seen. ah, he josie is the palestinian assistant minister for multilateral affairs. he says israel's unwillingness to investigate shootings killing comes as no surprise. the reasons is as clear as 1st that there is the culture of the community that is entrenched and improved by a multitude of international reports. second, because that will draw me against the well documented trend of behavior that has been conducting for over 5040 years of its cruel occupation. occupied but listening to the and thirdly, it is because that is really judicial system itself is another layer of occupation . and it's there in relation to the palestinians,
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they're all the to why was why. ready and he kind of crimes committed against that, but a senior. so the reality is that there is no surprise whatsoever. and that the insistence off is only 20 percent of its. impunity is certainly something that we have been expecting us to credit congressmen andre kaufman is the author of a letter calling for the f. b. i to launch an investigation into sharing a work list. killing ashery was an american citizen, and carson says the u. s. as a responsibility to make sure she gets justice. this is a press freedom issue. this is a human rights issue, and it must be a priority for our federal government to see answers and accountability, you know, requesting the u. s. investigation is absolutely the right thing to do for any american journalists killed in the line of duty, apparently by foreign governments soldiers. but it is absolutely critical to make
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this request. now, after the announcement that there won't be an investigation into this debt by the government officials where she was murdered lawyer, many people who are, who are, who are calling on a deeper scrutiny as it relates to support for israel. israel has been a strategic partner in the united states. i think that when we send money, we have to make sure that folks are being held accountable. and you know, i think when we have an attack on the 4th, the state on the free press, we have to look more deeply. i think that none of us can be above reproach or criticism or critique. and, you know, i think the lack of reverend step shown for her life in an extreme level of disrespect toward her home country, the united states as well as journalists across the world. quite frankly, who have risked their lives to bring us this important news. you know, it makes it even more important for our government to take on the task of
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investigating sharin needs justice. she deserves justice. every american killed abroad is entitled to our protection. every human kill america. they're not. the service justice palestinians included, ah, russia's defense ministry has released new footage of what it says are ukrainian soldiers from the besieged as a style. still plant in the city of mario po, in the video, some of the men who appear to be in a room with bunk beds, speak on camera, about the conditions that are being kept in. it's not known if a detain, men were speaking freely. russia as a total of $1730.00 fighters have surrendered since monday. the red cross is working to register them as prisoners of war to ensure that humane treatment under the geneva conventions, ukraine once a prisoner swap, and says negotiations are on the way. the russian authorities want to put some of
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them on trial for war. crimes of help has been given to my fellow officers. i was assured that everything was good. the seriously wounded were taken out, at least at the 1st stage where i was, i asked him, they assured me that everything was fine and they put on bands use for them. so i hope that some kind of treatment will continue. a russian soldier accused of war crimes has apologized in court to the widow of a man. he is accused of killing in cold blood. oh yes, i'd make gills understand you will not be able to forgive me. but i ask for forgiveness. 21 year old russian tank commander is charged with murdering the unarmed civilian in the northeast village of chipper. keep her in february. he pleaded guilty but said he was ordered to shoot the man, if convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison. ukraine has accused russia of atrocities against civilians during the invasion and says it has identified more than 10000 possible war crimes. russia denies or allegations. ah,
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i think he deserves the life sentence for killing. but i wouldn't mind if his exchange for mary upholds defenders. heroes from adults down ukraine's president is accused russia of carrying out senseless, bombardments, which have destroyed the dumbass region. and these 4 people were killed in the latest rush and shelling in the eastern city of several donetta. russian forces are focused on trying to capture war territory in the dumbass comprising the donuts and new hunt, screeches which moscow claims on behalf of pro russian separatists. in korean, police internet's released this video showing emergency services, searching for survivors altering attacking back route. 3 buildings were destroyed, but no casualties were reported as a big is there and said this update where we are in buck moved this building behind us. a mis i landed right in front of it this morning, ripping that tree out of the ground and planting it in the middle of the street.
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now nobody was killed in this fit specific attack, but just down the street, we've just been to her apartment building. we're 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 they'll be working for the last day, last 24 hours, non stop trying to recover those bodies. now this town or we her in constant our to re fire missiles, rockets shelling. but if you go just slightly of the street, you'll see people walking right somewhere, desensitize, some people just have nowhere else to go. but the reality is that nowhere in this town that had did have a population of around $70000.00 is safe. the mayor has asked people to evacuate. he himself, we are told, is currently in a bunker just we can hear some rocket fired just to a right of us now. and nowhere here is safe. and what's happening in the east is that the situation here significantly deteriorated. we're hearing from the
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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 the i to refer a now the street. so way more quiet. we are hearing rockets and i tell you to refine shutting all the time earlier on. we heard a missile go overhead, under aircraft, but elsewhere in that used to russians. house said that the intention is to take don bus and this significant trying to really put pressure under ukrainians to try and do that. still to come the shelf out severe flooding. the space is half a 1000000 people in northern india months before monsoon season class. i'm charlie answered the cannes film festival, which is flapping in ah,
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do you remember the flooding in new south wales and queens and early this year? not long ago? well is heavy rain on the return this line here which takes you across all sorts tropical cycling. is formed, the van of water is on its way to, to new caledonia this, there is persistent rain on the coast of queens and work it slow its way slowly inland, lots as heavy as the last thought. certain it was the heavy is the long before which produced such widespread flooding. nevertheless, it's a bit of a concern for one of 2 places. these humans, whether it's gone back to see normal, now suddenly break. so it's colder. the sunshine brings out the teens in christ church and wanting to the rain, not as heavy as it will be leading up to we can it gets dry throughout southeast asia. now we've got the daily thunderstorms and showers with a big gap where it's dry in sumatra. but in similes, you're in southern thailand, because of this is the incoming monsoon right now. that's heavy right up towards me in bod, central thailand. and it's the official proper progress line of the 2022 monsoon
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coming up towards for lanka. certainly this line here which will extend eventually towards india and pakistan has been pretty monsoon shout anyway in southern and ne, in india. but for pakistan you got 6 weeks to wait at least. and now it's getting hotter once more. ah, a deadly hope that was eliminated for most of australia decades ago is killing young women in the most indigenous community. one 0, one east investigate on the al do frank assessment, what are the political risks banning works for the gas for western leaders. will sanctions on russian energy exports. that's from recipe for recession in depth analysis of the day. sidelines inside story on al jazeera lou
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ah, or one of the top stories here now to 0 is really military says it's not opening a criminal investigation into the killing of al jazeera journalist sharing abruptly . sharon was shot in the head by his ready forces while covering a raid and janine in the occupied westbank. a palestinian israeli member of israel's parliament has quit the governing coalition, citing the police violence against mourners as she reads funeral. as one of her reasons and rushes, defense ministry has released new footage of what it says, a ukrainian soldiers from the besieged as of south steel plant in the city of mar, you, po. moscow says a total of $1730.00 fighters of surrendered since monday. the pentagon says they
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taught us, and russian generals has spoken on the phone. for the 1st time since russia invaded ukraine, they agreed to keep lines of communication open, but no other details were given. the u. s. senate has approved almost $40000000000.00 of aid for ukraine, or the bill now goes to president joe biden to sign into law. he's been meeting the finish and swedish leaders after they formerly submitted applications to join the nato alliance. all white house correspond, kimberly how could as well a pivotal white house meeting of 3 world leaders to discuss the applications of finland and sweden to join nato. today are proud to welcome and offer the strong support of the united states. for the applications am to great democracies and to close highly capable partners to join the strongest, most powerful, defensive wise in the history of the world. finland and sweden have remained out of
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the north atlantic. treaty organization were preferring neutrality forklift in the case of finland, decades, and sweden for century were. russia's invasion of ukraine changed that, pushing sweden and finland to side with nato, and oppose vladimir putin's war and support ukraine des situation. ukraine reminds tubs of the dark as days of european history. to get our, we have responded force for they to rush us aggression. and provided unprecedented support to ukraine. we have not flinched. all. 30 nato members must approve the membership beds, but turkey is opposed, accusing the nations of harbouring and financing groups. turkey deems terrorist and the senate natalie underneath them. as is the machine, nato enlargement would be meaningful for us as long as our sensitivities are respected. giving all kinds of support the p k,
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k and the y p g terrorist organization and asking us for support for nato membership amounts to say the least to inconsistency and have if target either starts with their concerns, the president of finland, i did not dismiss. we take terrorism seriously, we condemn terrorism in all its forms, and we are actively engaged in combating it. we are open to discussing all the concerns. turkey may hub, concerning our membership in an open, on 2 guns druck t mona. the white house says it's confident it can overcome turkeys reservations to the nato applications for sweden and finland. but it won't say how still this is just the 1st hurdle. even if turkey approves the 1st stage of the applications, there are still opportunities for it to veto the process in the future. kimberly
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help get al jazeera, the white house, former us president george w bush, has accidentally described the invasion of iraq as bristol, an and unjustified or talking about russia's invasion of ukraine. he was speaking at an event in dallas on wednesday. bush was president during the us led invasion of iraq in 2003 over weapons of mass destruction that were never found. he blamed his slip of the tongue on his age the decision of one man to launch a holy, unjustified, and brutal invasion of iraq. i mean, the ukraine, iraq to anyway 75. you pay commission president also from the lions as the e. u is looking into ways of using frozen assets of russian oligarchs to fund the reconstruction of ukraine after the war. and the european parliament is voted to
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enable sanctions on former german chancellor. gerhard schroeder, because of his close links with russia, sugar is chairman of the supervisory board of russian state energy company was left was closer sanctions or russia will have to be reviewed if it's to heed a un appeal to open access to ukraine's black c sector general antonio terror says the war could cause long term famines if exports are not restored to pre invasion levels. ukraine is often called the world's bread basket, producing 12 percent of the planet suite 15 percent of its corn and half of its sunflower oil. its estimated the $22000000.00 tons of grain, a stock in silos in ukraine with russian warships blocking them for being transported by sea shortfalls of pushed up food prices, the world over on average, almost 30 percent higher than this time. last year, according to the un, it says 1700000000 people in more than 100 countries have been directly affected by
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ukraine's inability to export grain and communities. already struggling from the pandemic have been hit particularly hard. for us is 43000000 people are currently on the brink of famine, with 570000, facing the prospect of starvation. speaking at the un security council earlier, america's top diplomat and nibbling can own that millions of lives are at risk. and he accused russia of using food as a weapon of war. the 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 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
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as we've heard already, powerfully this morning, not only ukrainians were suffering as a result of the russian government's actions. some 20000000 tons of grain, cit, unused, and ukrainian silos. as global food supplies, dwindle, prices skyrocket, causing more around the world to experience food insecurity. at least 9 people are dead after flooding swept through india's ne, torrential rain as triggered landslides in leaving half a 1000000 people homeless from the city of google. hattie have new metal reports. oh, has he not big um has a few like moments with a family as discreet by, with basic supplies. in this relief camp. they left a village when it was flooded and now shed a room with 20 people. she says they had to wait for days before been given some food. they left all their belongings at home and don't know when they can return.
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we go through the same thing, every one or 2 years. we lose all our belongings. we have to work hard again and rebuild everything, only to lose them again to flood. this is our life. heavy rains continue to lash a som state impacting half a 1000000 people. many have left, some weighted to rise in waters. others use raft. floods have devastated hundreds of villages. the drama porter is one of the longest rivers in the world and mean source of water for this region. it often floods during monsoon. what concerning is that the rains have come early and a more intense with this time of year, in many parts of the state, this river, its going above danger levels. rescue efforts are underway. at least $50000.00 people are in relief camps, while military helicopters are dropping basic supplies for the thousands till stranded landslides have blocked major roads and re links cutting off some of the worst hit areas in southern us. um. those are bonded,
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bought that her. i believe both what economy, the water level keeps rising every day. the people you are in difficult situation. there are concerns about food, water, and shuttle. we're not getting the kind of release that is needed. i would, weather forecasters expect heavy rains to continue over the next few days, causing more damage and challenging rescue efforts. parking at the al jazeera go hearty in ne india. why will be banned from operating on 5 g networks in canada? wireless carriers won't be allowed to install the chinese technology companies equipment. canadas government says while we poses a risk to cyber security relations between the 2 nations sour dramatically after canada's arrest a while, a chief financial officer, main one jew on a u. s. x tradition request. in december 2018, the u. s. britain and australia of all band, while way from their 5 g networks. british police have ended their investigation
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into downing street parties during lockdown. a spokesman for prime minister boris johnson says you'll receive no further fines in total, $126.00. fines have been issued to 83 people over 8 occasions. both johnson and chancellor richie sooner had previously admitted to being fined. the opposition says he must stand down as also calling for the release of an internal report conducted by civil servant su gray. watley investigation has shown is industrial scale lawbreaking and downing streets of 120 or so fine. and that reflects a culture and the prime is to search the culture. what i want to see now is the full, so dre report published there's no further hiding places for the promised robot issue of support for the people of ukraine. the cannes film festival has banned official russian delegations, and any one connected to moscow's government from attending. they've accepted russian phil makers who clearly denounced the war at some russian film. critics who,
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who so taken risks to reject the cremins narrative, had been left out in the cold. charley angela reports from can, can, has slapped their own sanctions on russia, filing official russian by as sellers, and distributed from attending the festival and refusing to screen any films by russian directors who support putin who had help from state funds. part of victor, we should try my son, which of the russians were article risky for as is your official line and denouncing what is happening. but obviously the position of the festival, the social absolute and no negotiable support. uranium people on her leash ah kiddos the brandy coffee is a russian director with a long history with the film festival. twice he was prevented from attending his film premier as here, spending several months on the house arrest in moscow for criticizing the kremlin. he now lives in berlin. it has been vocal about his opposition to the war that the ukrainian film academy, a cooling for an international boycott of russian cinema. he disagrees radio. he do
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you, when you go to concluded scholars boycotting old russian culture is unbearable. russian culture has always promoted human values. the fragility of mankind and compassion towards those less fortunate. my russian culture has always been anti war because wolf wants to destroy the values. i respect me more about his film. take off skis. wife is competing with the palm. dhl prize crystal that has been criticized for receiving funding from sanctioned oligarch roman of ran into the festival, has also been russian journalist from attending, including film critic, catarina cast lady editor in chief of an independent movie review website. she left rush in february and has no plans to return, using her personal social media platforms to condemn the wall. she was surprised to be disinvited to can. they didn't find any ah, articles covering this situation in your brain and her body od. i know i as
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a noise can knows the way that she works, but it can't use in room. so this because the way my son will be here, wait in danger. it's not just the festival banning some russian related project. some film companies have pulled titles starting russian acts as act as he's clearly spoken out against the war. the question is, if culture is about building bridges, should all of them be bugged? charlie angela al jazeera. could you move for you any time on our website address for that is al jazeera dot com ah, the top stories on out is it more than a week cultural colleague, sharika a berkeley was killed by israeli forces.

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