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networks journalists on al jazeera, ah, well renewed calls for tougher gun laws in the us after gunman opens fire at a primary school in texas, killing 19 students and 2 teachers. ah, robinson. this is all the 0 alive and are also coming up to gas on the streets of islamabad. supporters of pakistan's, former prime minister in milan con, converge in the capital to demands new elections, failure of leadership. a scathing report is released in the u. k. on violations of lockdown rules by the prime minister and others. vladimir putin offers passports to people in russian controlled parts of ukraine, as war rages on the east. ah
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. but have been growing calls were tougher gun control laws in the us after a primary school shooting in texas a gum, an open fire at rob elementary in you vall, day killing 19 kids and 2 teachers. it's the worst bass school shooting in the united states. in a decade, 13 children are in hospital and a 66 year old woman's in the critical condition. please say the attack or barricaded himself in a classroom and began shooting with a semi automatic rifle. officers were finally able to enter the room and kill him. but does goes to so the intense, by having that type of weapon also multiple, no ammunition with him as well. and make an entry into that school where he's at that the body armor. what we do know for a fact though, is that it was a tactical vest unsure right now there was any type of ballistic material where he type of ballistic panels inside that carrier. but again, shows the intent of this evil person going into this school. and having complete
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disregard for human life, for that shooting comes less than 2 weeks after another gum and shot and killed 10 black americans in a racist attack at a supermarket in new york. you, as president joe biden made an impassioned appeal for politicians to act on gun laws. as a nation we have dash, when in gods name we're going to stand up to the gun law. me. when in god's name we do, we all know our gut needs to be done. list goes on and on. wellness grows when it include mash shooters of places like movie theaters, houses of worship. as we saw just 10 days go to grocery store in buffalo, new york. i am sick and tired of chris murphy is a democratic senator for connecticut's for 20 children were shot dead in 2012 as sandy hook school. he also made a plea for action. what are we doing? there been more mass shootings in days in the year. our kids are living in fear
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every single time they set foot in the classroom because i think they're going to be next. what are we doing? this isn't inevitable. these kids weren't unlucky. this only happens in this country and nowhere else more now from a white house correspondent kimberly hoggard. lucille legislation that has affrighted to limit the purchase of certain firearms, particularly assault weapons that have passed in the house of representatives that the lower chamber of congress. but then when it gets to the upper chamber, the u. s. senate, that's where much of this legislation seems to stall that has a large part to do because of a number of conservative republicans who feel very strongly that the 2nd amendment . a really prohibit that, that is entrenched in the u. s. constitution the right to bear arms. and that is
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something that many americans hold dear and believe that a is worth preserving in that any form of background checks or anything that might in any way limit that freedom is an infringement on that. right. so this is the pushback that we've seen for decades in the united states. now, we should point out that there has been strict gun laws in the past and pat fact back in 1994, the u. s. president joe biden, when he was a senator put in place of assault weapons ban, but it expired after 10 years. his campaign to try and bring it back, but there just hasn't been the appetite and congress for remember back in 2012, the new town, connecticut tragedy, the sandy hook, elementary tragedy, similar number of children, gun down in that case. and in all mentary school there, similar to what we saw in texas really no legislative change after that. so in terms of what's happened in texas, it's unlikely that we're going to see anything different. come out of this tragedy
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. person focus on a far target and use their baton again. supporters of former prime minister in long con, the interior minister says nearly 1700 supporters of the acid p. m. have been arrested . cons cold and his supporters to stage a citizen in a slum about to demand new elections. he was forced to serve don last month after a vote of no confidence in parliament. the governments blocked roads leading into the capital on deployed dozens of security. personnel come, all hider has more from islam about where right now, where we are way to dig where they could just shouting distant from harlem, and there were intense jailing, and there was a cloud of guys. in fact, they did defecting all the paper and even inside the building that you can see a little while ago, the code that you're behind me was pushed back by the police after the intent here getting but they have now come back to the scene a cross fog, your son,
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and upon job and law, major city and other part of the job. even in the city of karachi, there's been a couple 100 the police day administration coming down very hard on the paper, despite the fact that enron con said that will be a protest under the bucket started constitution. the freedom of speech movement and protested, enshrined in the constitution that god has been telling the or talk to you to catch a guide. but in order to get a dog do not to detain people. but despite that, we have seen hundreds of islam abad and iran, con conroy, which are said to be tens of thousands of papers, had been breaking all the barriers above the containers and were just some of our dead expected to read. i, i don't midnight, but before that have to order to avoid it already occupied the key part which is
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known as the square and his judge right in front of parliament. a series of blocks and gallons don't have killed at least 13 people. an explosion of the mosque and the capital a couple left at least 8 people dead and wounded. 21 more. and the northern city of missouri sharif there was 3 explosions, killing 5 people. one of the last sets of targeted a car, but it's not known. who's inside senior leaders and british prime minister bars johnson's office are being blamed for illegal parties at the height of corona virus loc times. this comes after civil servants who grazed 37 page report into what's known as party gate. johnson's apologize saying he takes full responsibility for breaching locked on rules. i briefly attended such gatherings to thank them to the service, which i believe is one of the essential duties of leadership. and particularly, ah, and particularly important when people need to feel that their contributions have
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been appreciated and to keep morale as high as possible. i'm trying to explain the reasons i reside with has been and it's clear from what i su grey has had to say. but some of these gatherings then went on far longer than was necessary, and they were clearly in breach of the rules and they fell. follow the rule. that report lays bad, the wrought that under this primary, her spread in number 10 on it provides definitive proof of how those within the building treated the sacrifices of the british people. with utter contempt, when the dust settles and the anger subsides, this report will start as a body amount to the hubris, an arrogance of a government, but believed it was wrought mo, put them on another role for every one else. and jonah howl has more from london.
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there wasn't a lot new in su grey's report. it was lots of detail, but much of the headline stuff was out there through a series of leaks. there's been a police investigation, much of it has already in the public domain. she found at failures of leadership and judgment over 16 at gatherings that she investigated, that she said simply should not have been allowed that to happen to the senior leaders in the government. political and official must bear responsibility for a culture of excessive drinking in downing street. there are photographs involved as well. one of which was leaked on monday, which showed the prime minister in a particularly unflattering life. but, you know, as i say, people are generally aware of all of these, for as johnson apologizing twice now in the commons. and in a press conference later taking full responsibility essentially saying look, he stands by his original contention that it never occurred to him that he was preaching any regulations when he attended briefly a number of gatherings when he had a quick drink with work colleagues who were operating within
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a bubbling down the street during the pandemic. he thought it was his duty to thank them to reward them for the work that they'd been doing. a brand new poll out by the poland company. you gob suggest that 59 percent of britons think boys johnson should now resign. he and number 10 downing street may be hoping to turn the tide on that with a big headline. a policy announcement tomorrow, thursday of government intervention to help with the growing at cost of living crisis are still ahead on al jazeera protesters. yes, they find that i run it. that right inside the compound of the headquarters of the mission. when writing is where they are right, i concerning the philippines about, the man proclaimed as the next president, plus because in indian and most of kashmir after an independent campaign or a sentence to life. ah,
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now the winds gave it persistent, tickly down the gulf. remember that's been sandstone in iraq. this is the remains of miss. so brownie orangey stuff is the still the dust, the sound of the atmosphere is growing again, is concentration in the middle of saudi arabia. the wind is still blowing strongly and certainly whipped up the waves in the gulf is not particularly full of dust, but it's a dusty atmosphere all the way down says to omari, which has been particularly hot. recently, i'm in the story throughout the middle east. the moment is, of course, hot and dry, it will be for months. but the persistent wind is a bit of a nuisance and is long lasting suns out then. no hot father iraq, it's all way back to the coast. the sand potential for more least dust storms gathering in jordan, for example, the heat in iran is being knocked back a bit is normally breeze has taken her out down about 10 degrees. the day between
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thursday and friday on saturday you saw the difference. the wind still blowing the still dustin, the edge, probably no more of it. now in tropical africa, this is the time the year where you'd like to see probably the end of the significant range in kenya. what they barely started, to be honest. there are shouting the forecasts in kenya and the theater has one or 2 in somalia, but not by the should be more considering had little has fallen in kenya. so far this month. aah! cutter! one of the fastest growing nations in the world news. bonnie, cato needed to open and development international shipping companies to become a key, middle east, and trade and money. skillful in 3 key areas of develop, filling up from connecting the world, connecting the future. wanted cato cutters,
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gateway to whoa trade for ah, your general 0 reminder of our top stories this are that are growing. coles were tough on gun control laws in the us after a gunman killed 19 children and 2 teachers in a primary school classroom in texas. it's the worst mass school shooting in united states in a decade. loosen pakistan of foreign tear gas and used their battles against supporters of former prime minister in long con, there stood pm was called in a supporters to stage a city in islamabad to demand new elections. or, as johnson says, he takes full responsibility for several parties under his watch,
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the breach the eucharist. corona virus locked on all positions, as the prime minister showed complete contempt for the british people. the kremlin is making it easier for residence of rush, unoccupied parts of ukraine. to gain russians, citizenship president vladimir putin issued the decree, offering fast track citizenship to people in council under zepp. alicia, a similar options been available in the russian controlled areas of don. yet can the hans for the past 3 years, are corresponding dosage of bodies in moscow? she says, almost a 1000000 people used to live in those areas, could receive a russian passport. and it's an indication of how things will develop in various other parts of ukraine that will fall into russian hands. and we also saw images from her son today of officials handing out special and social assistance in the form of cash handouts and $10000.00 roubles to each person who came and lined up to receive it. of course,
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her son was one of the 1st regions as of monday to establish the currency of the rubel, the russian currency, rural, as well as the russian language, is one of the official languages in that region. we've also been hearing from the original are governments in her son, and they say that they are now in the process of facilitating issues. the visa, rather the passports of, for russian citizens that will become, will be signing up to join the russian federation. russian president vladimir putin visited troops had been wounded in ukraine for the 1st time. the kremlin says more than 1300 russians, soldiers are being killed and nearly 4000 wounded. but nato officials say the numbers much higher with roughly 30 to 40000 russian troops killed, wounded, or taken prisoner in ukraine. granting officials say the russian offensive in the east is now at its most intense stage. acid bay is incoming tossed in an area which is seen heavy shelling and air strikes. this is the site of the struggle,
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totally. the authorities here at 2 o'clock this morning. and just to give you an idea that this is an empty billable hitter, i trade in the morning, we felt the shock waves at a hotel. you were welcome, hold. tell, shaking from that kind of explosion. if percent heads 100 meters to the left or to the right, then it would have hit the residential buildings have. but the shock wave, if i can just show you to every single window, i'm even speaking to the residence. and some of them said that the rebel building was feel cross into the apartment, the one i live in, grandchildren, he sent them to work on the country. but had they been, had a massive concrete bold that had landed on his grandchild, said that he was in tears. many people have already left it since he, because of the fighting. the russians are about 25 kilometers away, but the city is william range of their rockets and they can even hit it with
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artillery. and that's the fear that no place in eastern ukraine safe. this is the scene of the cross hasn't been they didn't think is in the don't bus region. in fact, in the next region or the one of the reasons has been done by the government. they have been 12, people killed the last 24 hours, and the gun rooms are hand squeezed and says that this is one of the most difficult times that they are facing in the ages of this conflict, the russian back separatists. elsewhere in the postage a marable, they've discovered $200.00 bodies under the rubble of an apartment building. that's one of the largest number, highest number of discovery since the start of this war. but like i said in the east of the country, the russians seem to make it seem to me making them wanted on several axis, putting many talents. it gets rather reach of the artillery and rockets. but this was an air strike. and that just shows that the russians are able to strike any taste. and at any time, your foreign minister says russia is blackmailing the world by blocking ukraine's
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exports and mutual labor. the speaking of the world economic forum and diverse, now today was we saw the statement by the russian official from the russian deputy foreign minister, who said, for example, russia will unblock ukrainian ports to allow exports of ukrainian agricultural products to the global market. if sanctions are imposed against russia are lifted. so this is a clear blackmail. you could not find a better example of a black male in international relations if anyone is buying it. i think there is a problem with that person and the president of the heater being canceled confident you will ban russian oil imports by next week. show michelle and met sweden's prime minister instead. comb hungry is against and embargo because more than 60 percent of its oil comes from russian activists in front of disrupted the annual shareholders meeting of the oil company. total energies
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protest is demanded. don't separations in russia because of the war in ukraine. hotels as it's gradually suspending activities in russia and is complying with e. u sanctions. demonstrates is also the nuns, an oil pipeline project in uganda and tonnes him and these 200 people have been killed in camino violence in northern chad. the fighting between the tama tribe and our blinders happened in the town close to the border with lydia. witnesses say, members of the town community stole from gold. prospectors asking teams is searching for dozens of people who are missing. after an overcrowded boat sank off the coast of chin. this year, the vessel went down to the city of facts. 24 people have been rescued, but one person died and at least 76 others are unaccounted for. the boat was setting from liddy and city of water when it capsized, like china has more from the living capital, tripoli, the un migration agency in tunisia,
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said rescue operations were underway off the coast of fox after a after a boat carrying migrants cap side. now they said that the boat departed from the water in western libya. they added that 26 people were rescue, but 76 were missing. now as weather conditions improve, well like we see a lot of migrants risk in the dangerous journey across the mediterranean sea in search of a better life, just to give you some numbers. on monday, the living coast guard said it rescued over $500.00 migrants at sea and brought them back to libya. the week before it was 630 people, and in 2022 more than 7000 migrants will return to live with 129 drowning at sea. and over 459 people missing. now, when living authorities bring back migrants to living source, they're often put in detention centers. human rights organizations have criticize
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conditions in these detention centers. they're often over packed, they're not sanitary. what they're dealing with their own problems. libya has 2 governments at the moment. so until libyans can resolve their own problems, come to an agreement and bring peace of stability to the country. we're likely going to see a lot more lives being loss risk in the dangerous journey to europe. mcgaffey i says it's ready to prosecute the former president, julia john and other officials involved in crimes. under his rule on government appointed commission, investigated atrocities committed between 19942017. how many address is in bun jewel? with more, a lot of recommendations made by the t. r. c or the truth consolation repression. commission. 256 recommendations were med. i'm out of those 456. the minister of justice had only to water injected. one of them, of course,
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was the banning and the trial or prosecution, affording judges walking in the can be under for my lead i, i a job then jump gumby was looking for judicial offices and they had to go to sucking countries to get some judges with expertise in advance judicial system who's subbed under jamie, those were the ones who are recommended for band for being banned from the gumby, also being prosecuted. not the government rejected. however, victims survivors, victim families, activities, diplomats and everybody. when he came here this morning with expectations that they will be disappointed at the end of the day. however, i spoke to one lady whose father, by the way, she's nice to for my president, jeremy, how father and his sister disappeared was forcibly taken from their homes. and nothing has been heard from them since 2005. and i asked him what tom feeling about
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the government wide paper. she said she was really shocked. she came expecting disappointment. but what she says is that they want to see these recommendations for these plan of action being put into action by the government of the gambia, so that people will find closure flaws. she said it's very difficult. turkey's foreign minister says normalization of ties between ankara and israel will help bring the solution to the israeli palestinian conflict. muslim chava solo is in west jerusalem. the 2 nations worked. amend strained relations. is the 1st senior turkish official to visit more than 15 years. so shallow promised continued support for palestinians for meeting president bus on tuesday. and on con has more from maestro islam on the surface. this looks like a very routine diplomatic visit. both for ministers had a meeting in the morning and then there was a meeting in the would the delegations then a press conference where both men talked about what bilateral relations for israel
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and turkey actually meant. however, this was far from routine. it's been 15 years since israel and turkey had diplomatic relations and that was reflected in the press conference. let's take a look at what they both had to say. we believed that normalization of our ties will also have positive impact on the peaceful resolution of the coffee. and as all as always, as in the past, also we played a very constructive role and now trickier is ready to take responsibility to continue to do the effort towards dial. so we won't pretend that our relationship has not seen its ups and downs, but we remember the turkey was the 1st muslim nation to recognize israel back in 1949. and we have always known how to return to dialogue and cooperation.
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nations with long histories, always know how to close one chapter and open a new one. that is what we are doing here today. now we were expecting the ambassadors to be reinstated to both countries. that was going to be a key announcement that we thought might have been made. it didn't happen. ah, we understand that they were talking about the ambassadors. but this meeting between the 2 foreign ministers was called you. but it was very business related. a lot of talk about the deals of the turkey and israel could do together about tourism, about people to people. however, the visual is what's important. the fact of those 2 men, though too far, alyssa stood side by side with each other. spoke volumes, relatives, a mere marceau stood liter. all sense? would she have filed a complaint to the un against what they say is her illegal detention. so she was forced from power and arrested during a military coup in february,
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last year. she faces a series of charges which could see her jailed for life wise for her family, say the allegations against sushi of farcical live accused the hunter of kidnapping disguised as a trial. i caught in india's sentence, kashmir separately. the yas in malec to life in prison is being charged with terrorism and terrorist funding. having the town has more from new delhi. the situation in india administered push me is tense and has been all day now. parts of the region observed is shut down today, so shops were closed, business establishment were closed or there has been heavy, a presence of security forces. and just before the verdict came in, several people gathered outside. yassir malik home in indian administered cush me. they pelted stones and security forces responded by firing. tia gas now malik has been charged with some serious crimes, including terrorism and terror funding. he was arrested in 2019
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a month after that. his organization was banned by the indian government for terrorism related activities. now malik, is a prominent kashmiri leader in the 9th ninety's. he was involved in the armed rebellion against the indian government. he'd been advocating for complete independence off the kashmir region from india. but he says that he soon gave that up and has been pursuing a non violent part and wanted a peaceful resolution to the kashmir issue. no one of the other reasons this case has been closed. the wash is that as we speak, there are several cases against other similarly prominent kashmiri leaders that are ongoing and malik has said that he would be accepting the verdict as is an, even though he can appeal the sentence of in a higher court, he will not be doing so. members of congress in the philippines have confirmed
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ferdinand marco's junior as the next president. bumble as is widely known, succeeds president rodrigo, to turkey after winning the recent election by a landslide, is the son of a former president too many regarded as a dictator. shamella alan doggone has more from process to manila protesters here say they find it ironic that right inside the compound of the head of the commission on right, are there right? oh, for many processors here are blocked by developing national police are not even allowed to step out into a public avenue, a means borrow fair protest. ah, they say the behavior, the philippine national police are they serve as a warning and the signal of how the presumptive president, president for didn't market junior's administration will handle dissent and protests like this one in the street of the capitol. they say they are worried
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about the years to come, specially because of the checkered history of the market by many. when it comes to human rights. in such a narrative, they say will further emboldened human nice of you this across the country. if all i'm up up up, up up there, we are peacefully protesting to express our anger and political right. it is happening again. this is what we fear, not the administration and ship. but the state force has had become more brutal. that the piece of democracy only only are here by direct to open the ballot boxes. now today marks the last day of kansas, the called congress for the presidential 2022 elections. and as we all know mister ferdinand mark of junior one by an unprecedented 31000000 votes, there's never been in my georgia victory like this one since the 1960s. and this gap keep 3 affirming the narrative that what they would like from here on is unity that they.

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