the latest from on the ground on the was global impact. and you 3 part series describes the struggle for the return of african art funded by colonialism and still housed in european museums today. the g 7 m nato, hold key summits with the water ukraine, and the growing global food and the cost of living crises. this much to discuss is the influence of far right. politics grows. the big picture examines francis struggle to live up to its self proclaimed ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity, the men's world cup, qualifying. i'm male, biting opportunity for countries to secure their support for cut our 2020 to june on al jazeera. ah, us is sending more advanced weapons to ukraine to help precisely target russian

forces. ah, hello, i'm emily, england. this is alex. they are alive from that coming up. the world's largest shook producer limit exports. india says it's to keep the local prices in check. joy and relief is shanghai code 19 lockdown. man. and we've just months to go until pickup. we look at the challenges facing that will come host nation cuts out the we begin the war in ukraine in the u. s. he is sending long range rocket systems to keep as it continues to battle, russia, they're the most significant weapons sent for washington. since the start of the war, the bought an administration says keith will use the rockets to stop the russian

advances on ukrainian territory and bows. they won't be used on targets inside russia. heidi ger castro has the story from washington. it does allow the ukrainian military to extend its range resist, which is what it has been requesting from the u. s. this package is said to include the high mobility artillery rocket system, which has a range of some 80 kilometers. this is going to be part of a package that total some $7800000000.00, also include more helicopters, war tillery, and more tactical vehicles. those details will be announced by the white house on wednesday, but president joe biden previewed there's an op ed that was published in the new york times. and in a he went to specify that these u. s. a weapons will not be used within russia. he said that they are only for ukraine to use, to defend itself within its borders. i,

the u. s. a u. s. security official saying that they have received assurances from ukraine that these weapons will be not fired will not be fired into russia. he specifically walked back earlier a statement saying he does not want to overthrow president putin of russia. i earlier he had said off the cuff in assailant in poland. that pollutant could not remain in power. so clarifying that point and also the president riding to americans, that there is no sign that russia is wanting to use nuclear weapons in ukraine. but that if it does bite and says there would be severe consequences. the governor of ukraine's low hands, courageous says, rushing forces and now in control of most of severe onions. heavy fighting is making it impossible to deliver humanitarian supplies or evacuated civilians. so the netscape k to must goes efforts to complete the capture of lou hands. it makes up part of the eastern dumbass region where russia has supported separatists for

use. the city is about 145 kilometers from the russian border and was one of the last pockets of lou hands still under ukrainian government control. russia continues to target civilian areas in east in ukraine, at least $1500.00 residents, i believe has been killed since russia refocused its attacks on the range and same bus robbie fall this report from key. the pictures from a local ukrainian channel widely circulated on social media. the woman says hello to her family. we are all right. we are okay. she says, what happens next illustrates the sudden severity of an artillery the ukrainians worries several donuts will be the next city to fall to russian occupation. the russian advance is slow,

but it is steady. and russia now controls most of the city, natural, blonde, whenever it doesn't mean a member of the modem, hope all of our plans are clear. we will de occupied our entire territory, which historically belongs to us. and in accordance with all international laws, this is our plan, not filled. if we don't care about russia's plans, we are having difficulties in the ease due to the shortages of the right weapons. you know this well? with your cranium, president vladimir zelinski was speaking during a visit by slo vakio, president zanna, cup of tova came bearing gifts more howitzers. destin for the front line as st. battles, rage, and severed the net russians are also striking other cities and eastern grain in nearby st. louis ask residence clear debris from a russian missile strike on tuesday. if we have no place to go, where would we go? we have no place to go targeting civilians. infrastructure is one of the many

allegations of russia's war cross discussed by ukraine's general prosecutor with her international criminal court counterparts of the hague. we have more than $600.00 suspects. actually it is her level of top military, militarist politicians and propaganda engine, so fresh and duration when we speak about war crimes in ukraine, you know, we have a 2 suspects people who we identify as a war criminals and started to prosecute with them. the court confirms it will be opening an office in ukraine to investigate crimes and collect evidence of was not brought on the same day and have a 2nd war crimes trial concluded. 11th and a half year prison sentences for 2 soldiers, members of a russian artillery unit, guilty of targeting civilian areas and car keys in areas that were retaken, ukrainians are still digging

a bodies in shallow graves for autopsies and investigations. survivors and witnesses tell stories of rape, torture, and murder, ukrainians who have survived occupation attacks on their homes and are still at war with russia. they say that speedy justice when it comes to russian prisoners of war in custody will be justice served. then basra, the oldest era, came to the world news now and a 2 man because 19 lockdown in shanghai has finally ended. the crowds gathered on the river side as the clock struck midnight. marking the reopening of china's largest city, most of the 25000000 residents and now free to leave home, while businesses will gradually resume operations restrictions imposed under china's 0 coven strategy. and also in a, in the capital. by jing a short time ago, i spoke to dan wang, who is the chief economist, that hang thing bank china. she explained laughing pants look town has had on

china's economy. we had 4 shortages, there was a lot of confusion, a lot of anger. and then when it came to the end, there was no clear signal when this was going to and so now thinking back, it was a very difficult time. a lot of unexpected things happen. and a lot of people's competence was shaken and also about the future of china. and this is quite unexpected. and so far, i think it's probably the largest challenge china has faced in the past decade after the 1st phase of this initial phase of excitement for many people because people are dying to go back to work. and companies are dying to resume their operations. but after the initial phase, there might be more disappointments because the reality is the consumer confidence is dampens, property market is still weak, although the weakness, the other part of the economy was due there and not addressed. and on top of that

income growth has flowed significantly. so after the left of all the restrictions, i think there is a lot of work has to be done to restore the market confidence and to give subsidies to the people that are most needing it. and now does the presenter has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison by energy option court. i'm a ha. busy was charged with spreading false news for an interview. he conducted back in 2018 with abdul minay, a bull photo, a leading opposition figure and former presidential candidate to says the ruling is shameful and lacking logic. the network has described the verdict as an attempt to criminalize journalism, cello, and know when the message is clear, runs against all values in norms signed by egypt regarding press freedom and allowing journalist the opportunity to do their work. whoever took the decision to arrest and for colleagues who have been detained in egypt or to issue such an

insulting sentence against me has actually insulted themselves. and how can they explain to the world that they have sentenced the journalist for 15 years in jail? because he interviewed a public figure, how can they explain such a ruling to the world? the egyptian president himself recently said that he is starting a new era. we are press freedom, will be protected and political detainees will be free for the office of the us. secretary of state has emphasized the importance of fully completing the investigations into the killing of al jazeera journalist. reign of our club and to the billing can raise the issue during a phone call with palestinian president mahmoud abbas early. early us state department spokesman called for full accountability for the death of the palestinian american journalist. terry blink and even over the weekend had another opportunity to reinforce this message with his counterpart, foreign minister. lucky as he told foreign minister le pete, we urge the israeli government to swiftly conclude their investigation and the killing of serina blocker. we expect full accountability for those responsible for

her killing and to your questions i. e, we have urged that aside share their evidence with each other to facilitate that investigation. and we continue to call on all sides to maintain. com and to prevent elation. what would you say to my colleague alley school? you sent you a letter today? if you would have, what would you say to assure that he can continue to conduct his job as a drama? i mean, he's been doing this for a long time. certainly appreciate his perspective and the time he took to offer his recollection in his thoughts on the incident that tragically took the life of sharina block. we whether it is in your i'm sorry and of course, and of course injured him as well. we are from us not only in recent days, but going back to world press freedom day earlier this month and throughout the course of this administration, we stand with journalists around the world who are doing their jobs in situations

that sometimes are unfortunately dangerous. still head on al jazeera, south koreans, a voting in local elections, will tell you what the results means and politics at a national level. and the 1st few knows a held for the victims killed in last week's mash shooting at a texas elementary school. ah. here's your forecast for that 1st of june. good to have you and we're getting strike by some pretty solid bands of rain for western areas of hungry could power up some thunderstorms here generating some powerful winds and also hail. let's press place where it goes. it cuts across hungry and pushes into romania at the same time. we've got some rain running through pulling into belarus and that

western side of ukraine and for greece and turkey, it's mostly sunny, but still the risk of seen some showers pop up across central areas on wednesday. that includes entre with the hiv, $31.00 degrees, other side of the mediterranean, that it binds to grain. it's starting to move more inland here and it will take some time. but we will see an improvement in conditions and lisbon with a high 21 degrees on wednesday, some showers for the island of britain. so we're talking about scotland wales into that eastern side of england. and another run of rain through the baltic states in store for you. on wednesday it remains windy and dusty through mauritania. that includes new ox shut, seem wind gusts there about 50 kilometers per hour. a slug of rain is cutting across central areas of mozambie, but for south africa we've got plenty of sun for you. on wednesday, kit towns got a high of 19 degrees, which is actually pretty well where you should be for this some the year. that's it for me, catch a later, ah,

activate radical. and the fact that a consumer out is you to some more attain direct. making the style he made a breakthrough in sooner. eastern met with the weapons where his mind and his intelligence met rebel african fell on. oh, the me. hello, watching out here. i'm emily angry. he's

a reminder about tough stories. his alum us is sending it back to me. sound system to ukraine. just stop russian attacks, but washington plans to limit the range of the rest of them. so targets inside russia cannot be reached the most significant weapons. and by us since the start of the war and the governor of ukraine flu has the province says, russian forces control most of this to be done. yet the days of fees fighting have destroyed 90 percent of the city making the delivery of humanitarian supplies and civilian evacuations impossible. the war in ukraine is also fueling a global food crisis. many countries are concerned about shortages and putting the brakes on exports. malaysia is suspending the export of chicken and says it will review the ban when prices stabilize. singapore will be most effective in dine if they ever bryce into the cost of their national chicken rice dish. just saw with consumers rushing to stock up on what's left on supermarket show. while india is

begun, restricting sugar exports and says, rising local prices are to blame. that's after it kept weight exports 2 weeks ago from pradesh. happening middle reports on how farmer's dealing with it. ah, after being packed and see this batch of sugar is headed to the port. india has already exported a record 7 and a half 1000000 tons the season. now the government has kept shipments to ensure there is enough left over for domestic consumption. get you're looking. i look, shoot amps. company has been refining sugar for 90 years and he says the new rules could affect farmers incomes. the sugar season starts in november and the government would always like a minimum stock in the country of about 2 months. consumption or 2 and a half months conduct, which is somewhere around $6000000.00 tons. it's been a bumper habit for the world's top sugar producer. international demand is high

sparking fears of domestic shortage during the festive season. later this year, when high global prices and a strong dollar have opened up business opportunities for farmers and traders, soaring inflation and concerns about food security back home had prompted the government to implement protective measures including restricting wheat exports, wheat farmers, such as on j party, i hope to cash in on a favorable international market. prices rose after rush as invasion, cut supply from the black sea region, but a scorching heat wave in india, threatened output, and the government ban most exports to control domestic prices. that affected farmers profit. so got to go to the, the government price, it was higher last year, so we saw them more. this time the rates are lower from read, production is much lower, it kept dreaming, and there was war to login to which impacted the harvest. economists say these restrictions to little to reduce inflation. india credibility as a reliable exp,

order of friday, our commodities is going to be a seriously damaged it's. i don't see this as a good signal. al jazeera asper a government comment, but we didn't get a reply. many countries have urged india to lift its ban on wheat exports. government leader said they would relax the bad, but a will consider requests from vulnerable countries. and pattern middle joins us live now from new delhi. hello there, pat me. what impact is, is having on local supplies so the interesting thing is that the cat, the government has put on these exports, which is about 10000000 tons, is already higher than watch sugar to fine us have exported in the boss. the interesting thing is that when it comes to sugar and with the domestic market, has been much stronger. in fact, the government has had to subsidize sugar force that this wasn't required this year

because the international market was quite strong. so the concern is about the loss in business opportunity, particularly the fact that the profit that would trickle down to the pharma would be much smaller economists are more concerned about the restrictions on reflex both, both the rule and the way it was impose, you know, again we export, we're not very profitable for farmers prices domestically well, high ohio, particularly because there was a guarantee from the government this change. this was a big opportunity that the government was keen to cash in on. in fact, the prime minister had said that in the. 6 would feed the was and that we would be sending delegations to various countries to promote read exports. but that will concerns that in that might not actually have enough to feed people back home and that price is held were rising. and so the restriction was placed which economists

have called a bit of a knee jerk reaction and say that, you know, it seems like the government wants to be seen that it's doing more than actually constituting policies that would bring dollar inflation. which by the way, remains dangerously high. in fact, just a few hours ago, we got the new g d. p. numbers for the quarter of jazz to march in guys. economy grew up just above 4 percent, which is the slowest, brought me seen in the last few waters. some of it has to do with the fact that the only one variant lead to a lot of locked downs. but also because. 1 all right and food inflation that the government is really keen to control just recently cut excise duty on fuel. but economists say that it needs to constitute more policies to help some of the poorest in the country. thank you to write down for me to live press in you down. i think he voting news underway in south korea, local elections, which is seen as

a test of support for president june. so yom unit was sworn into office more than 3 weeks ago with the lowest ever approval writing if any you come on. robin bride reports from so with thousands of local government positions being decided across south korea, from rural county officials, to mares of big metropolitan cities. this will be a telling snapshot of which way the country is leaning politically and whether conservative units of yields presidency will be given a boost since he won by the slimmest of margins of less than one percent over his rival in the us army dock. well, i like his character and will continue to support him, a little worthy. he remains to be seen if he will live up to expectations. but i think he'll carry out state duties better than the previous president. the liberal candidate defeated in the presidential race, the jameel is running again. this time for one of 7 national assembly seats being

contested in by elections, seemingly asking voters for a 2nd chance when home and incompetent can send people to hell. remember that fact? i think holding people accountable for the past that was done in the presidential election, the vacant seat in, in john, which is far more blue color than neighboring soul, is normally considered safe for the liberal democratic party. but lee has been finding it unexpectedly tough, especially emerging from the pandemic will show her thought. i hope this market can be revitalized so that ordinary people can eat and have a better life of the color palette. i want em have said, democrats need to reflect a little more now. i hope they don't lose that original goes and do better in the same elections. 4 years ago the democratic party scored a landslide. grabbing 14 of these 17 big city mare and provincial governor

possessions now racked by in fighting over controversial policies. they face much closer races across the country. these elections will not just be a verdict on the new president, but also on the man and his party that he defeated rob mcbride, al jazeera sol. the you, as president of new zealand prime minister, have expressed concern about a security agreement between china and the solomon islands during amazing at the white house she bought and interesting to discuss. stepping up engagement with pacific island nations to counter china's growing influence, the chinese foreign minister is currently halfway through a diplomatic tour of the pacific. i think, to deepen ties there. and why has corresponding kimberly health it has the story. it was the 1st oval office meeting between the u. s. president and new zealand. prime minister, a chance for washington to counter china's growing influence in the indo pacific region. but for new zealand,

it was also an opportunity to express that when it comes to business, there are no loyalties. he had an exchange of views on the pacific. currently, very clear view on both sides that the pacific needs to determine end is determining. it's our rules of engagement and as partners we need to make sure that we hearing what via critical focus and areas of interest are for us to partner on and partnership is key. it is not a donor donate relationship and nor should it be. and i think that's the approach that i hear from the united states. certainly the approach of new zealand, regardless of who within the pacifica, engaging with the meeting lasted roughly 90 minutes and included other topics like climate change, trade and even how the united states and new zealand could cooperate in space. and that included the vice president. commonly, harrison,

that conversation. but there was also the topic of gun control in light of the shooting that took place last week in texas. and how the united states could potentially bound assault weapons when it comes to that effort in new zealand. unlike the united states, the new zealand prime minister says that effort in new zealand was met with unanimous support still in the us and the 1st funerals have taken place for those killed in last week's mash shooting at a school in the state of texas. 19 students and 2 teachers were killed at an elementary school in valving. there's been widespread anger after emerge, place waited outside the classroom for more than an hour, while the children trapped inside cold for help. john hendrick has the data. this was supposed to be the 1st week of summer vacation for the students of rob elementary school. instead. on tuesday, 10 year old armory, joe garza was laid to rest and the 1st of 21 funerals for the victims of last

week's mash shooting and evolved a texas even as well. and they're really ready. but of course, you can theories cuz there's pictures of her everywhere. services for 10 year old might to you leona, rodrigo are also being held at a funeral home across the street from the school where she was killed for the upcoming funeral of eli garcia. her family plans to mourn her in an open casket despite her wounds present and joe biden, who visited of all day on sunday, lamented to new zealand prime minister jacinta ardor, the frequency with which he tours the scene of human devastation. there's an awful lot of suffering ribbon, i've been to more mass shooty aftermath. and i think, i mean, present american history. and it's just so much of it is much of it is preventable. devastation is amazing. new

zealand tightened its national gun laws within a week of a 2019 mass shooting there that left more than 50 dead. in the united states, political gridlock has prevented any similar action. the shootings in ovalo, they were so horrific that may or don mclaughlin says this site should be raised to the ground. i don't think anybody's plans are, but to tear that building down and it needs to be torn down. i would never ask expect a child to have to ever walk in those doors ever and ever again with funeral homes overwhelmed by the number of victims in this town of 16000 services for all 21 are expected to take weeks to complete. john henderson, al jazeera rescue work is in columbia trying to save 14. mine is trapped in a coal mine. they've been stuck since monday when an explosion blocked they way out . it happened in the north and handle region in the border with the venezuela. su, if it has been slowed, you to a build up of dangerous gases inside the mine. the last full qualifying matches for

the face of world capital take place on wednesday. security and crown management at those games will be closely watched after chaotic scenes at the champions league. final in paris is just one of several challenges facing kata. when it hosts the well copy november as natasha can name reports, ah, there was chaos at club footballs biggest match in europe. we brought to the scenes of riots in paris, or a reminder of the challenges, cut our faces, as their prepares to host. one of the world's largest sporting events cut our, is coordinating with multiple countries to provide security for the world cup. the u. k. military is providing manpower to patrol the sea and skies and support counter terrorism operations. turkey is sending a team of about $3200.00 people,

including riot police, special operations forces, and bomb experts. with less than 6 months to go before as many as a 1000000 fans descend on doha. the capital is a massive construction zone. the organizing committee has allocated $130000.00 rooms in hotels, cruise ships, and desert camps. cut our airways is partnering with airlines and neighboring oman, kuwait, saudi arabia and the emirates to fly fans to and from matches on the same day. however, the biggest concern is accommodation as hotels and other infrastructure are unfinished accommodations will be up in shall supply because the volume in every fifo, even if it is in a big country like south africa, like russia, like anybody else, that has always been a shortage of accommodation, so we are not unique criticism persists about the treatment of the army of migrant

workers who have made this world cup a reality. however, the government says it's implemented reforms and working conditions have improved is going to be while addressing the world economic forum in davos. the amir highlighted. his hopes for the tournament. our region has suffered or so long. hosting to old trump will give hope to the youth across the region and making the lasting contribution to the world fee for estimates. as many as 5000000000 people will watch the cut our 2022 world cup in the glare of the global spotlight. this country a fewer than 3000000 notes all too well. it can't miss an open gall. natasha name l g 0 doha. ah.