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ukraine says a counter offensive has pushed russian forces back. ah, i'm hammered him jerome this is al, did here alive from door. ha. also coming up. ah, protests in the democratic republic of congo over wanders alleged support for the armed group in $23.00 along the border. plus the british royal's attend to thanksgiving service as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations for the queen. but elizabeth, the 2nd misses the special event the you in as warning, the conflict in ukraine could send prices of staple foods hire and lead to a full blown global crisis. a top analyst from the food and agriculture organization told al jazeera,

the developing world is most at risk. russian troops now occupy a 5th of ukraine's territory with moscow imposing a blockade on the countries. black c ports gillian wolf reports more than a 100 days into the war in ukraine, and the fighting is intensifying in the east. far from the front mines, the conflict impacting the global food supply, especially in africa, which imports 40 percent of its grain from russia and ukraine. the chair of the african union travelling to so cheese to help get deliveries back on track the ball . also i spoke to the european council and i told them yes, there is a war the crisis, but there's also sanctioned leo. we should work together and resolving these 2 problems and make sure that everything concerning food and green supplies is outside the sanctions. all his meeting present prudent ended with a promised ease, the export of grain from russia controlled ports to of to 10 blame in the west for

using loss cow as a scapegoat. no option for you. of course, now we see an attempt to shift responsibility for the global food crisis to russia . this attempt, as all people like to say, is an attempt to shift from a sick head to a healthy one. food prices have shot up across africa since russia invaded ukraine with fears of famine and the un warning of mass migration. if food doesn't reach african shores. russia played hunger, being recently to put the blame on crane and others. ok, ukrainian? ah, so basically they are saying that the imminent hunger in africa elsewhere will become soon because of the western sanctions on russia, not because of russia, nation of ukrainian logging in force. but despite today's pledge, it remains unclear when those ports will be able to release the supplies africa in

the world, so desperately needs chilling wolf al jazeera. robin sanders is the former us ambassador to nigeria, congo, and the economic community of west african states. she hopes the meeting between president putin and the african unions. mackey sal will lead to a concrete plan. the real tax will be in action that that's taken on the grounds. so if you had a comfortable conversation with him, where he got assurances that he would take into consideration on blocking the food that was stuck at the port in odessa, maybe that's what makes him feel comfortable. but in the bottom line is whether or not that action will be taken on the ground. the kind of gets about 44 and a week from, from russia over the last 4 or 5 years. i think there's a reality here and there, you know, it's called a really the 3 f, it's charity, it's fuel and it's fertilizer. those 3 things are in jeopardy. in addition to the humanitarian crisis is going on in ukraine and in russia. and so i think that from

a sectoral perspective, a policy perspective on how you dress from security, i don't think us government is going to stand in the way of getting any kind of resolution on the food security shortages out there. i do think that it's important to keep in mind and separate these things because they are different. they have different goals and objectives. and if we can unblock the food, that's the big plus for the world, not just, not just the african continent, russia supply about 12 percent of the entire world, weak supply. so it would impact everybody if that is released on the ground and ukraine, members of the country's foreign legion have arrived in civil road. and that's to join the battle. they've driven into the city, assess damage and set up military equipment. in the past few weeks, russia has bolstered its forces there. both sides are believed to have suffered punishing losses in intense fighting the hands. officials say ukraine has recaptured 20 percent of last territory in the city. meanwhile, in harkey,

a timber planet was destroyed by a missile strike on friday, no casualties were reported. ukraine's 2nd largest city had been relatively quiet since forces regained territory and pushed back russian troops. earlier this month, or keith suffered heavy bombardment from the start of russia's invasion. the u. s. refugee agency has again called for an urgent into the fighting and ukraine and peace for its people. it estimates more than 14000000 people have fled their home since the beginning of russia's invasion, more than 6000000 ukrainians have left for neighboring countries, while another 8000000 are displaced inside the war torn country financial demo. of course we want to be back home. we don't want to stay anywhere. we want to be back in our home town and our home. but as it still bombed and burned down, we can't go back yet. but we really want to position groups and democratic republic of congo or calling for the government to cut diplomatic ties with rwanda.

protestors in kinshasa saver, wanda, is behind a recent series of attacks by the m 23 rebel group. but we're one denies any involvement malcolm web reports. the thousands marched on the streets who can shatter the capital if democratic republic of congo, protesting against what they say is when the military aggression in the eastern country. people here said one than president pul, coming behind the recent series of attacks by the rebels. 3 and 23 ship were protesting because of what paul could government has been doing in our country for decades. now. today we're seeing enough is enough. this must about got the diplomatic relations between our country and wander should stop and our ambassador and wanda needs to come home. tens of thousands of people who fled their homes because of the fighting. the attack has occupied several towns and villages. con guys. army took some of them back. some people have since returned home. me nearly

came via i fled and spent 4 days in a comfort, displaced people near goma, but never returned to my house. it was already looted rundown, so just came with trucks and looted several houses, including main congos army has struggled to contain the attacks and we've started in november, rwanda's government denies being involved, not present on national just for me. they will not be any revelation any force present to me, you know, pretty this off. but on a so again, those rwanda and uganda had been accused of meddling and looting minerals in eastern congo ever since they invaded in the 1990 s. 10 years ago. you and investigators said rwanda supported and commanded m 23. when it took control of much of the north keeping province, that time congos army defeated them and pushed them over the borders with rwanda

and uganda, with international military support. oh wow. that's what the protesters won't congress me to do. again, the international community is cooling for peace talks that people here and many colleagues say they shouldn't have to make a deal with what they see as foreign invaders. malcolm web al jazeera, at least one person has been shot dead and several others injured during a demonstration. and so damn hundreds of people were marking the 3rd anniversary of the killing of $128.00 people at pro democracy protest in the capital. and as he but morgan reports from cartoon activists say they're still waiting for justice ah, waving flags and chanting slogans for the 3rd year protested and hard to him took to the streets to remember victims of a brutal crack down by security forces. to break up a pro democracy sitting at the army headquarters won't to see in the rails for all those who in vote,

zach kill of alanon not as ha individual. so yes, but including those who plant ah, for the victim mosacco, and those who all done for it, there were similar protests in other cities. the 201915 led to the ouster of president omnibus, here, after 30 years in power. but it continued as demonstrates, has demanded a civilian government. witnesses and survivors have accused the security forces of using excessive force to disperse protest. there's, there were reports of bodies being thrown into the nile river and allegations of sexual violence. a transitional government sworn in 3 months after the attack promised to investigate the attack that government was deposed last year. but since the military took power in october, folks have faded by just this will be served any time soon. the comedy sent up to investigate bad sack was suspended and nearly dates month on. there's been no talk

of reviving at. amira couples lost her 26 year old fun in the satin. she says, despite the delays, she continues to demand for those responsible for his death to be held accountable . there was the postponement in the issue of justice for the protest killed. and people would say, let's focus on moving forward. and the issue of justice would come later. this is something we not accept ever again. the delay has led to more lives lost in protest . the un mission in for dan, along with the african union and the regional body. i gad are facilitating talks to and to dance political crisis resulting from the military takeover. it's due to launch talks between the various sites next week or justice victims center perspective just as well as protested continue to call for jeff 5th. they're also asking for the military to hand over power to a civilian government. nearly 100 people have been killed in anti military

demonstrations, and the calls for accountability are growing louder, but achieving it still remains far from reach. here morgan al jazeera, how to al jazeera media network continues to demand a rapid, independent, and transparent investigation into the killing of its journalist and the occupied westbank. shaheen blackly was shot in the head by israeli forces while she was on assignment in janine, on the day of her funeral, is really forces stormed the procession and started beating mourners, causing pallbearers to almost drop her casket. members of the international community have condemned her killing and continued a call for an investigation. a walk there was with al jazeera for 25 years, covering the story of the israeli occupation. she was known as the voice of palestine. still ahead on al jazeera, an investigation is underway after a train derails near a resort town in southern germany. ah,

a dragon boat festivities in china for the 1st time since the start of the pendant . ah. how low there. let's have a look at the weather in north america and we've got some pretty nasty weather nibbling at the edges here. in particular, for the southeast corner, we've got heavy rain and strong winds from what could potentially be a tropical storm working its way across southern areas of florida. now we could see up to 250 millimeters of rainfall here with the potential for flash flooding. now before we take a closer look at that, we're also going to see some heavy rain pulling once again to the north west pacific. thanks to low pressure working its way across washington state as well as oregon. and we could see that rain edge across central areas moving their way to central areas of the u. s. by the time we get into sunday. now if we take

a closer look at that southeast corner, now this system is from the remnants of hurricane agather strengthening once again, and could become a tropical storm pulling across florida. we have got warnings out, not just here, but also for the likes of cuba. and the bahamas, as this system works, its way ne, bringing very heavy rain here. by the time we get in to sunday, the bahamas will get a drenching from that system. now, behind it, it is looking a little dryer for southern parts of mexico, which is the few showers across the yucatan peninsula. ah, oh, i know. ah, wherever you go in the world,

one airline goes to make it for you. exceptional cat. all right, ways going places to go. ah ah, you're watching al jazeera, a reminder of our top stories. this our, the chairman of the african union says, russian president putin has promised to ease grant exports from russian controlled ukrainian ports. mackey sal says african countries are facing of food security crisis. and once food supplies exempt from sanctions, opposition groups and democratic republic of congo are calling on the government to

cut diplomatic ties with wanda. they say it's been it behind a recent series of attacks by the m 23 rebel group. kigali has denied and he involved a protest. her has been shot dead and several others injured and sedans, capitol. they were marquis the 3rd anniversary of a pro democracy protest in which 128 people were killed. victims, families and survivors are still demanding justice. a train has derailed in southern germany, killing at least 4 people and injuring dozens more. the regional service bound for munich crashed near a popular ski resort in bavaria. dominic cane reports from berlin. this was the scene confronted rescue as these carriages were packed with passengers, many of whom are injured. it's understood some of the people on board with children heading home from school for the half to him holidays here and what's glad, gary thought a serious drink rush, occurred her original train, which to pass through a town of garbage parky church and heading to munich, derail shortly after leaving the station for reasons unknown,

several train carriages ticked over and fell down in the bank meant it took emergency services several hours to extract everyone from the wreckage. some were so badly hurt, they needed to be airlifted to hospital for treatment. it's likely many on board would have been using the new $10.00 monthly ticket, which allows unlimited regional travel. this stretch of line links, a ski resort with the bavarian capital munich. the derailment happened on a bend close to the main road and the river. eliza. no other vehicle was involved in the incident. the weather conditions at the time was good and investigation is underway to piece together the final moments of the journey and find out what caused the train to leave the tracks. dawn it came. al jazeera, berlin, turkeys annual inflation. rate has jumped to a 24 year high of 73.5 percent. the statistical office says monthly consumer prices rose nearly 3 percent in may. that was fueled by rising energy prices and

the slide of the turkish lira against the dollar. critics say turkey's problems are partly due to president wretched type air to want opposition to high interest rates do as president joe biden has hailed the creation of an extra 390000 jobs and may saying unemployment is near a historic low. he says it's a sign the economy is entering a period of sustained growth, but he acknowledged many americans are struggling with high inflation. our white house correspondent, kimberly hawk, it has more from washington. this biden administration is celebrating what they see as proof that the president's policies are working for many weeks. now the white house has been saying that trust us low and middle income americans who are really feeling the pinch as result of inflation and also just really struggling saying that their wages are not keeping up with some of these high prices. that much of

this is really just a bump. this is transitory. and they say that this is proof that what they've been saying is finally starting to turn. but again, this is just one piece of a much bigger puzzle. there is more economic dated to come, there will be fresh numbers in the consumer price index that will becoming a week from now. and there is that sense that we will get a clearer picture. but certainly this is a white house that is saying our policies are working, trust us, and this is certainly an encouraging sign. americans have been holding nationwide demonstrations to call for tighter gun control laws. it follows the speed of mass shootings that have killed thousands, including 19 children at a school in texas last month. demonstrators are taking part in more than $350.00 events nationwide. the u. s. supreme court will issue a series of verdicts in the next month on contentious and challenging cases the most closely watched will be a decision on a woman's right to abortion. an unprecedented leak suggest the court may be about

to take away that constitutional right. alan fischer reports from washington d. c. o, it's sport protests across the country. an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion showing 5 of the 9 justices on the us supreme court would overturn roe vs wade. a controversial landmark 1973 decision which guaranteed the constitutional right to an abortion. the league itself is a little shocking, just in terms of how the supreme court operates. it's really only happened a tiny handful of times in history. the sometimes of the lee is, of course, in some sense, even more shocking, because it shows that the court intends to overturn about 50 years of president, on abortion in the united states. former president, donald trump put 3 of the justices on the court. all 3 of conservatives,

all 3 implied during the confirmation hearings that roe vs wade was settled. law is a president of united states supreme court. and one of the important things to keep in mind about roe v wade is that it has been reaffirmed many times over the past 45 years. i have an agenda to stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come. the idea the court would scrap the protection, has left some who voted to confirm the justices struggling for answers. i will just tell you that it it rocks my confidence in courtney 3 and 5 american support abortion rights. when you pull suggest even the idea of scrapping those protections i set, the courts once high approval rating. the court has in the past ruled in an unpopular way when they band prayer in schools for example, or where they extended the right to an attorney for

a criminal defendant. so it's not that the court has never been willing to go against public opinion, but in this case, they're taking an issue that seemed sort of saddled for the last 50 years. some justices have expressed the can san, at the damage a leak can do and an investigation is underway. but what me do more damage is an unpopular decision. and while there are some who will welcome the direction, the court seems to be moving it. it's image could take a beating in the court of us public opinion. alan fisher al jazeera, at the supreme court in washington. hundreds of african refugees have rallied in islamabad, demanding the right to work in pakistan. they also want to be recognized as asylum seekers. most of the protesters are from the has our ethnic minority who faced centuries of persecution come, all hider was at the protest. after that dollar bon takeover and the red roll of us led coalition 40 tens of thousands of people came to budget on an order to seek

asylum. another country all 30 said to man, but these people here mostly from the other communities awaiting the additional burial shroud. saying that the international communities with ida helper or gala. wow, this is a desperate appeal from the people who have been persecuted in one is done by a deadly attack on food and more places of worship. and one is done by the stomach says order on the deteriorating condition of one hassan vote. economic on humanitarian prevents these people from going back. their parents say that they can not keep their children understand because they cannot go to school, nor do they get any support from the government there. and now this is a desperate appeal to the international community. to take notice of these people.

i come here to ask one question from indonesia. oh yes. what is different between us and job crying and tutoring? we wonder world community to treat us the same way as dated with ukrainians day. we. we've been here for almost 2 months and under sunshine, under rain, under storm, under mother, with difficult situations. and we still haven't gone to hell when we needed much of these people head on valid results, but did not get any help from the international community. and now they are shouting slogans. take us all killer youth. people have been living rough, very close to budget on capitalism. red gone. and they warned help from the united nation di commission for some of these people dory does that. they've been writing

this to the foreign country embassy as well as the united nation, but they have received nor head if it indeed are dis situation for thousands of on who have run out of fun. and now in limbo elsewhere and pakistan, supporters of the former prime minister him ron khan, had been protesting against rising prices, a fuel hundreds demonstrated after the government cut fuel subsidies for the 2nd time in a week. the finance minister says the move is an attempt to control the fiscal deficit. people across china have been celebrating their traditional dragon boat festival. it's the 1st time the event has been held since the pandemic began alexia bryan reports. the celebrations may not be as grand or as busy as usual. many in the crowd on guam, jo are just happy to be out and about. while i am gone to local and i grew up

watching dragon boat performances, i wasn't able to watch it in the previous 2 years because of the pandemic. i feel particularly excited and happy. the face to both held across china to mark the death more than 2000 years ago. the revered poet and government minister to you and the story goes that when he was sent into exile, he was so unhappy he drowned himself. supporters went out and boats to try to save him. that seemed to be the origin of the dragon boat festivities. gambiola galvan this year to meet the requirements of epidemic prevention. we minimize the event, we reduce the duration of the activity to avoid people gathering. ah, but that hasn't dampened the mood. there is a similar party vibe and shanghai where many a heading out for picnics or to dine out doors and restaurants. their 1st taste of freedom, since a lengthy lockdown was lifted on wednesday senior freight. i'm so happy we like this place and we come,

every month we've been on to lockdown and haven't been here for 2 months. this is my 1st day. i'm excited. what masks are still mandatory in the disinfectants? never far away. yoga mcgrew job. today's the dragon boat festival and my son, my daughter in law and my grandchild, who at my place shall count of i shall, cooked food to have a meal together at home. danny, in the restaurant, still not allowed and it's safer to eat at home. state media has been trumpeting. shanghai is victory against cove at 19 that parts of the sprawling city of $25000000.00 are still stuck behind barricades, some returning to lockdown less than 20. well alice asked her restrictions were east. ah. and wiley shops have reopened. you need a tracking app to enter, and you have to register your shopping itinerary online. residence can spend hours and cues for the compulsory cove. it tastes meaning the relief of freedom is tempered with frustration,

and fear that more isolation is just another taste away. alexia bryan al jazeera, the british public has been treated to a 2nd day of pomp and ceremony for queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee. the monarch is celebrating 70 years on the throne and especially service has been held at saint paul's cathedral and london, her grandson harry and his wife megan, joined the event in their 1st official appearance as a couple since leaving the u. k. but as were a challenge reports, there was one notable absence a thanksgiving celebration for the queen. but the moment being celebrated wasn't there. buckingham palace excused a 96 year old from the service at saint paul's cathedral. the decision taken with great reluctance, it said because of discomfort. she'd felt on thursday. it's a move many can understand isn't calling that she looks after her health. we want her well, we want to keep gary glitter, play she gently directly with diana. i was usually way too much poor had the

concept with the queen isn't the only one needing a break. what's the god of the pack duty can take it's toll. otherwise the service was well attended, deputize him for his mother, and leading the rest of the royals. with prince charles, there were prime ministers, past and present, but listened to the crowd's reaction, devoris johnson and his wife henry ah, booz competed with the cheese party gates, and other scandals have taken a heavy toll on the prime minister's popularity. ah, dividing the crowd where harry and megan, this was their 1st official appearance together. since quitting is working royal's in 2020. and i'm sorry to say i'm not fond of hiring them. very, very, very respectful between i love to and i think they should have supported. i do have

respect for megan. i think that she has done amazing things as a tiny business. but i am probably in the minority. meanwhile, buckingham palace, he is clearly trying to pay things to queen elizabeth. she's also been ruled out of a trip to the horse races on saturday. and increasing the frail, elderly woman he wants surprisingly, is finding for days of partying. just a bit much will reach helens out to 0. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. the chairman of the african union says, russian president putin has promised to ease green exports from russian control ukrainian ports. mackey south says african countries are facing a food.