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i, melissa fighter, his weapons were his mind and his intelligence. med honda. rebel african found me on how to al jazeera correspondence. bring you the latest developments on the war in ukraine we had to take cover. this is what's happening on a daily basis. the medics here say he is incredibly lucky. those coming out across the lines of no, no, no man's land where one of the few to gain access to this embattled town. they take us to their basement, where we find others sheltering from the shelling these evacuation. now by say, 3 days journey devastated buildings cornell, a grim reminder that the russians were here, ah, fears of food shortages and famine, the african union appeals to president consent to release grain supplies from ukrainian force.
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ah, you're watching all the 0 life from a headquarters in south i'm setting obligates are also ahead. what is different between us asia crying and trinity a desperate call for help from thousands of afghan refugees living in pakistan. so don marks 3 years since a pro democracy protests in which a 128 people were killed by security forces. i'm osama bin job it at the world heritage site of iraq. so the marshes and i'll tell you how the centuries old inland wetlands system is slowly dying. hello, ukrainian forces say their regaining grounds in the eastern region of lou hans. the head of the region says they've recaptured 20 percent of territory and see if euro done yet that had recently been under russian control. russian troops are now set
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to occupy about half of the strategic city. members of ukraine's international legion have joined the fight. in the past few weeks, moscow has sent extra forces into the city. the war is affecting commodity prices globally. a senior analyst from the u. n's food and agriculture organization told al jazeera, the developing world is most at risk. julian wolf reports more than a 100 days into the war in ukraine, and the fighting is intensifying in the east. far from the fraud 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 traveling the so she to help get deliveries back on track group or little 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
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outside the sanctions. all his meeting present prudent ended with promised ease, the export of grain from russian controlled ports. 2 of putin blaming the west for using moscow as a scapegoat. no option bmw, 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 laid hunger, j. oh, cd to put blame on. okay. and others. ok. so basically they are saying that the imminent hunger elsewhere will come soon because of the western sanctions on russia. not because
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of russia, a ford, but to spite today's pledge, it remains unclear when those ports will be able to release the supplies africa and the world so desperately needs chilling wolf al jazeera. robin sanders is a former us ambassador to nigeria, congo, and the economic community of west african states. and she hopes that concrete plan will emerge from the meeting between president putin and the african unions mackey sell. the real test 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 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,
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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 japanese. in addition to the humanitarian crisis is going on in ukraine and in russia. and so i think that from a total perspective, a policy perspective on how you dress from security, i don't think the u. s. 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 supplies about 12 percent of the entire world, weak supply, so it would impact everybody if that is released. hundreds of african refugees are protested in islamic by demanding the right to work and passed on. they also want
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to be recognized as asylum seekers. most of the professors are from the has our ethnic minority group that has faced centuries of persecution. come hider was that the protest dollar bond k coworker and the redraw of us led coalition for tens of thousands of people came to budgets on an order to seek asylum and other countries or all 30 said to men. but the people mostly from the reading that traditional body and shroud, things that didn't national community could i help us to come or kill us? wow, this is a desperate appeal from the people who have been persecuted and have one is done by deadly attacks on food and mod, plated of worship. and one is done by the stomach said order on the deteriorating condition of one hassan vote. economic on humanitarian,
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prevent these people from going back. their parents say that they cannot 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 and i, what is different between us and job going in today? we wonder world community to j to us the same way as they did with ukrainians day we. we've been here for almost 2 months and under sunshine, under rain on a storm under bad weather with difficult situations. and we still haven't gone to hell when we needed much of these people came here on, rallied, reside, but did not get any help from the international community. and now they are
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shouting logan, haycock, or killer youth. people have been living rough, very close to budget on capital. it's all about red gone. and they warned help from the united nation di commission project with some of these people told us that they've been right in the email to the foreign country embassy as well as the united nation. but they have received no hell. it is indeed a dexter situation for thousands of on who have run the one. i know the nimble supporters of pakistan's, former prime minister, him on con, have been protesting against raising fuel prices. hundreds demonstrated off to the government cut fuel subsidies for the 2nd time in a week. the finance minister says it's an attempt to control the country's debt. pakistan was told by the international monetary fund, it had to cut the subsidy to secure bailout funds. con, issued the subsidy to com,
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public sentiment as inflation was rising rapidly in hong kong events. commemorating the anniversary of the gentlemen square massacre had been bound for a 3rd straight. your police are out in force near victoria park, and that's where tens of thousands normally gather to hold candle lit vigils. the government says the park has been closed to quote, prevent unauthorized assemblies. and to reduce the spread of coven, 19 hundreds were killed when chinese troops crackdown on peaceful pro democracy protesters in beijing's chinaman square in 1989. now the un secretary general spokesman says the fatal shooting of a protest or during demonstrations in sudan is extremely concerning. demonstrators remarking the anniversary of the killing in 2019 of a 128 people at a pro democracy protest. and the civil morgan reports from heart to him. active as say they're still waiting for justice ah,
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weaving flags and chanting slogans for the 3rd year protesters and how to 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 burnt to see in the rails for all those who in both death killers, amazon not as ha, individual soul. yes. but including those who plant on for this in west africa and those who all done for it. there were similar protests in other cities. the 2019 sit in lead 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 protesters. there were reports of bodies being thrown into the nile river and allegations of sexual violence. a transitional
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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 set up to investigate bad sack was suspended and nearly dates, month song. 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 . though is 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 will not accept ever again. the delay has led to more lives lost in protests. 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
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victims central restrictive justice as protest. this continued 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 him. morgan al jazeera, how to, to united nations peacekeepers have been killed and molly it up and after an improvised bomb exploded near the tunnel when saw the soldiers were part of egypt. peacekeeping mission, 2 other people were injured. this is the 6th incident in less than 2 weeks involving a us convoy. and the secretary general spokesman says the attack is unacceptable. this is the 6th incident in which a convoy, a un peacekeeping, cardboard was hit since may 22nd. it is the 2nd fatal
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attack on a un peacekeeping convoy in just this week, the secretary general condemned this new attack on our peacekeepers who as you know, are just fulfilling the mandate in molly given to them by the security council and extremely challenging conditions. the secretary general wishes a prompt recovery al jazeera media network continues to demand a rapid, independent and transparent investigation into the killing of fits journalist and the occupied west bank. city. and block layer was certainly heads by is really forces while she was on assignment. and janine, on the day of her funeral is really for says storm the procession and started beating warner is causing paul. there is to almost drop her a casket that didn't stop thousands of palestinians from marching through occupied east jerusalem to take part in her funeral. and burial members of the international community have condemned her killing and continued to call for an investigation. a
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barclay was with al jazeera for 25 years, covering the story of the israeli occupation. she was known as the voice of palestine. so had on al jazeera investigator seek to work out what caused the training to derail in southern germany and disrupting play a climate act of a sent a strong message at the french open. ah, where we've seen rain concentrated all over the place in the southeast asia and the same is true now that is, this should be the best concentration, i think over time on cambodia. but there are going to be showers in borneo in the southern philippines in particular, and probably silhouette easy. rather more ordered is the weather. it's going
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through australia change to winter's, definitely taken place. he feels quite cold bar day, quite breezing near frosty at night. what's happening now through the surf to the bath, straight? this circulation here is a cold one sport, the aeroplane antarctic. there will be more snow of victoria mouths over the high ground in tasmania as well. in fact, for zoom in, take you through sunday night into monday. the showers still fall, not harsh term about not encumbered setting to melbourne. take a few off in how it feels just because of the breeze and of lack of sunshine. and having had it benign stamps to weekend sunday, you will and draw the western windy on the question. sergeant golden spotted sharp ogden to july snow readily on the barrington's, you're okay. crush church. you're watching a bit of a waltz. chris dooley breeze took you to monday a whole lot. spreads east woods 3 followed by a fine spell, and surprisingly warm weather. christ church now up to 17. ah.
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on counting the cost the well bank was a global recession. so is the inevitable. the british government takes aim at storing energy bells, but will at ease the cost of living cry. 5th, i'm talk us bombs. economy is on the brink of collapse. how many government pull it back and counting the cost on al jazeera, unprompted, and uninterrupted discussions from our london broadcast center on al jazeera. ah ah ah. hello again. the top stories on al jazeera, the sour, the original had
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a flu. hans says ukrainian forces have recaptured about 20 percent of last territory. the eastern sort of see of hero don't yet. russian troops are now in control of half of the strategic city after weeks of fighting. hundreds of afghan refugees have held, protested islam about 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 phase centuries of persecution. the un secretary general has condemned the killing of a protest. her ensued on crowds were marching to demand justice for a $128.00 people killed during a crackdown on a pro democracy protest. 3 years ago, americans have held nationwide demonstrations to call for tighter gun control laws . they follow a series of mass shootings that have killed dozens of people, including 19 children out of school in texas. last month. more than $350.00 events were held across the us. gabriel is on the has been to to rallies in new york. this
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is rhonda multiple, i walk out here in new york city. these are students in elementary and high schools that are walking out of class to call for better gun restrictions in the united states. better is going on. what you're seeing now is angry students, students to say they've had enough that they just don't want to risk their lives simply having to go to school anymore. and we spoke to one girl, her name is mimi gardner. she's only 13 years old. and this is what she told me because i don't want to die because people, my age and younger are being shot and it could be any of us, we want you feel that this time is different that you hope there's real change. i mean we, we won't change every time, and i guess we just gotta keep doing it until people there really is. earlier,
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there was another protest in new york. it was with a group called moms demand action. they are a group calling for stricter gun laws and more gun control. they say they are fed up with their children at risk from gun violence. we're doing this because we care deeply that there needs to be a change. we're not trying to take away the rates from anybody. well, we're trying to do is we stop the gun violence that is going on in our country alone. we also caught up with former new york governor andrew cuomo, he said, given the resistance by most republicans in congress to except any sort of new gun restrictions. he said president joe biden just needs to act alone. take action. you are the president of the united states. the democrats are in control of the senate and the congress. make the change, pass the bill, change the law,
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stop talking, start acting. this was just one of several protests throughout the united states, all culminating on saturday, june 11th. when gun control advocates plan, a huge protest in washington d. c. where they're expecting tens of thousands of people in the nation's capital. calling for an end to gun violence. the us presidents has a large number of new jobs created in may, is assigned the economies entering a period of sustained growth. joe biden says, unemployment is near a historic law low, an extra $390000.00 jobs were created in may, but he did acknowledge. many americans are struggling with high inflation or white house correspondent, kimberly how kit 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
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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 data 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. one of donald trump's former top advisors has been charged with contempt of congress. a federal grand jury charge peter navarro after he refused to hand over documents or appear before congressional so like committee. former president trump has urged his associates
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not to cooperate with the investigation. calling it politically motivated. the u. s . supreme court is due to issue verdicts in the next month on contentious and challenging cases. the most closely watched will be a decision on women's rights to have an abortion, an unprecedentedly suggest the court may take away that constitutional rights. alan fisher has more 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 u. s. supreme court would overturn roe vs wade. a controversial lunmark $973.00 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 substance of the lee is, of course,
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in some sense, even more shocking, because it shows that the court intends to overturn about 50 years of precedent on abortion. in the united states, former president, donald trump, 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 the 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 my confidence in the court right now.
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3 and 5 american support abortion rights. when you pull suggest even the idea of scrapping those protections, i said the court 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 are taking an issue that same sort of saddled for the last 50 years. some justices have expressed consent at the damage. a leak can do an investigation is underway, but what may do more damage is an unpopular decision. and while there are some who will welcome the direction, the court seems to be moving in its image. could take a beating in the court of us public opinion. alan fisher, i'll just say that at the supreme court in washington, thousands of people in argentina have marched on parliament to demand the action to and violence against women. the raleigh on friday also commemorated women who have
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been murdered. latin american countries are some of the highest rates of violence towards women in the world. last year, one woman was killed in argentina, every 35 hours on average. most were victims of domestic violence. german investigators are trying to establish what called the train to the rail on friday, killing 4 people and injuring dozens. the regional service bound for me, and i came off the rails near a popular ski resorts and bavaria. dominic came 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 term holidays. here it was a serious train crush, occurred her original frame which depart a town of garbage park and heading to munich, derail. shortly after leaving the station for reasons unknown, several train carriages tipped over and fell down in
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a bank minutes. it took emergency services several hours to extract everyone from the wreckage. some was so badly hurt, they need 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 traffic. 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 laser. no other vehicle was involved in the incident. the weather conditions at the time were good. an investigation is underway to piece together the final moments of the journey and find out what caused the train to leave the tracks. donna came al jazeera berlin, one of the men semi final matches at the french open was briefly suspended after a climate change active as tide herself to the next with metal wires. players left the court for about 15 minutes during the 3rd set, while security officials removed the woman caspar, ruth went on to beat marian,
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charlotte. he will play roughly on the final sciences of issue. they start warning about the concentration of carbon dioxide in the planets atmosphere. the us climate agency says it's reached the record level that's 50 percent higher than during the pre industrial era. officials from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration say instead of cutting back fossil fuel use, the world is doing the opposite. a vast wetlands in southern iraq believe to be the biblical garden of eden, slowly disappearing, unesco heritage, wetlands are suffering from government neglect and climate change. and as its furnishing store, the ancient traditions of people living there. some a bon jovi report from i was in southern iraq you 5000 year old mode of transport. it's still the disappearing from iraq unesco heritage marshes to be her
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members that 6 decades ago there was water in a hot or marshes i saw led to boston. it's been 4 or 5 years on the water level is decreasing. gradually. it really affects us when there's water, the marshes come to life and we can fish. when i was young, the marshes were a magnificent place. not like these days. we were able to collect marsh reeds and fish. now we're left with nothing. no one knows. as the water drives up, so does the demand to make the ancient machines are marsh boat. in addition to boat making, they used to be work for maintenance and upkeep. now, most of the boat makers have left the swamps in reverse, in southern cooper bus route, and he left many of the 20 types of boats for hunting transport or passengers not being made anymore. the ones which are made use important material. the ancient technique of making them issue or the marsh board is all but last, the local bird has been replaced by industrial timber. the arches are now being
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made with java wood. and instead of re lloyd, they're using fiberglass and chemical tar. in addition to climate change and drying, marcia's bookmakers also face frequent public at bothers a 3rd generation boat builder and says it's quicker using more than equipment and imported materials are cheap. turn into a lot of quick environment. the old boat was made of wood, coffin, and nails. now all these materials not used now fiberglass is used. it's better than the old way. previously, people waited for a month to get a boat, but with low water level, there's no words. my biggest fear is the drought. no water means no work for us. one of the world's largest inland delta has shrunk from $9000.00 to just under 800 square kilometers. the marshes were dried for oil production and agriculture from the 970 than to combat armed groups in the 1990 s. and people from the marcia c.
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the promises to help have just been quote, ink and paper. linda showed that the government did not do anything for the marshes, no strategic plans, no health or educational projects. the residents are deprived of everything. the boat industry flourished once, but now the marshes are getting smaller and people rely on fewer boat. climate change is the main factor. it will become worse with summer evaporation levels. also upstream dams. in turkey and iran mean more than 40 river tributaries are totally cut off. the water buffaloes are an important part of the local dairy industry. but human and animal based is also a challenge for the fragile ecology bookmaking in this pristine habitat and its ancient heritage are all at risk. and without immediate action, this unique marshland is pushed closer to extinction every day. summer been jo without the ra, a heart of southern iraq the.

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