let's make them all okay, that's when to 22. we'll have a new show every month taking in the news at it. if i think from across the globe, picking up in south america as maxi thinks to match my rodonna. i brazil look to and a 20 you wait for a trophy joy enough for the world cup count down on out his era. ah, the taliban government appeals for international aid as a powerful earthquake kills more than a 1000 people in afghanistan. ah, i'm how much of jerome this is al 0 alive from door ha. also coming up days of anti government protests in ecuador, at least 2 people are killed in the fury over fuel prices. we report from the

capital kito. until now, the government has not listened to them at all. and that's what's bringing about aid practically a paralyzed ration of the country. pledging a new era of cooperation. the saudi crown prince visits turkey for the 1st time since the murder of journalists, jamal hush of gene and south africa's president, received a report that criticizes him for not doing more to stop years of corruption. ah, the taliban government has appealed for international aid. after afghanistan was hit by its deadliest earthquake in 20 years. at least 1000 people had been killed and it's feared, hundreds are still trapped in the rubble. around 1500 people were injured and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. the 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck in a rural mountainous area, impacting a province about 46 kilometers from the city of host, katya lopez. what

a yawn reports. good bearing there dead with love of families in afghanistan's burmal district, prepare the final resting place for their loved ones. more than a 1000 people have been killed by a devastating earthquake the worst to hit the country in 20 years. the damage is extensive. for many, the loss is immeasurable. the bigger build couldn't do much follow. it has destroyed the houses of our neighbors. when we arrived, there were many dead and wounded when they sent us to the hospital going. i also saw many dead bodies with nearby desperate families, user hands, and anything they can find to search for survivors. delivering aid to affected areas as challenging. we are facing some difficulties because some unseasonal rain in the last few days and we know already that there are landslides that are

blocking some routes. so that is certainly going to have her efforts. hundreds of people are injured in particular province, access to hospitals and medicine is limited. people in this remote region near the border with pakistan are still struggling to recover from the war in afghanistan. and now another tragedy. most agencies in international support organizations pulled out of afghanistan when the taliban to control in august last year. and economic crisis was already fueling a humanitarian catastrophe. statistics by various agencies suggested over nearly 60 percent of the country was people who are suffering from poverty before we came to power. so it is and compounded the difficulties, and that is mainly due to the sanctions and the esa fries ah, andy jealous behavior off the international communities. while the full extent of the damage is yet to be known, it's already clear that the recovery will take years. katia lucas,

of again al jazeera. why had raw him deal? was a program adviser to the catholic charities caritas germany based in afghanistan, he says, the disaster is a major test for the taliban. government. throughout such areas are extremely vulnerable due to a lot of insecurities getting the past 20 years. so the infrastructure, the help or any sort of help, it's not easy to get there. it's the 1st part to add a bit more to that and 48 hours of rain constant rain has resulted in some flooding as well as road blockades. so it is quite a difficult area to reach to canada on what suffering greatly through the regime change and the entire dismantlement of the 8 and development sector of the aide and development completely shift focus to humanitarian assistance and providing food

and things like that. the government agencies, whereas we have a ministry for disaster management, that is pretty much a formality. never has been effective in anything. and just to add a bit more to this, this is the only thing which made international headlines. we have forest fires during the last month and 5 provinces, floods and lots of other disasters are happening. and i've got a son at the time where newly formed islamic m erect. and they haven't been able to or haven't tested their ability to deal with. distrust or a disaster of such magnitude as far islamic emerald to take a grip on this, it's very difficult situation because it's a combatant of sort of experience that they have running a state and dealing with

a disaster up this magnitude. we'll be testing them the worst floods in decades caused by heavy rains and ne, india and bangladesh have left millions stranded in india's northeast state of a psalm rescue teams are struggling to move people to safety. at least 12 people have died in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 49 since the flooding began a fortnight ago, in neighboring bangladesh, soldiers are delivering food and drinking water to communities that have been cut off by flood waters. about 4500000 people are stranded and dozens have died. aid organization say the situation is extremely grim. ecuador is government, is trying to re take control of the city of foil in the countries amazon region after violent clashes during ongoing nationwide protests. ah, demonstrations of been taking place for 10 days. at least 2 people have died. an

official say 18 police officers are missing after an attack on a police station in foil for testers, are demanding lower fuel prices and say, president guillermo la so is not listening to their concerns. last so as fending off calls to resign and has expanded a state of emergency to deal with the unrest. our latin america editor lucio newman, is at the protests in ecuador, capital, quito. the streets are empty except for these demonstrators has no public transport . there are now shortages of fresh food because of the fact that road to are blocked by the indigenous confederation of peoples who are on the strike. now this is their 10th day, and as you said, there are 2 at least 2 for testers who have been confirmed dead as a possible 3rd one. the latest was a young man to 18 years old. in the amazonian state received a tear gas canisters through the head. they are very, very angry. they are calling now even for the resignation of the president. but

really, what's happening is that behind the scenes, the leader of the confederation is trying to negotiate with the government, which as it will finally sit down, it will, it's willing now to enter into a dialogue. but the indigenous confederation says there is nothing to talk about unless they will put down their guns, that they will not negotiate with a gun to their head. which means basically lifting the state of emergency that's been declared in a robinson of this country. they are very belligerent or very, very well organized or knighted so far. this is a very dangerous thing for the government, which claims that the indigenous confederation is trying to do to carry out a, could a tar against president get more lasso has been in power for just a little under a year. now it's a huge crisis for the country. this is a, this is our people who have in the past, you've been able to bring about the downfall and 3 governments in

a strike at the most. so that would give, at least in theory, the government 5 more days to reach some kind of an agreement with these, with the indigenous confederation, which is calling for a reduction in the price of fuel for an end to exploitation of the amazon region by the petrol companies better health to better education. there was a long list of demands 10 in all, until the government has not listened to them at all. and that's what's bringing about aid paralyzed raising of the country and especially in the capital. saudi crown prince, ma'am, had been seldman, received a ceremonial welcome in the turkish capital onqua on wednesday, in a visit it's likely to end years of tension between the 2 countries. relations were ruptured after the killing of the journalists, yamaha sugary, and the saudi consulate in istanbul. in 2018, 2018. russell sardar has more. this is mohammed being solomon's 1st visit to turkey since been appointed, crown prince of saudi arabia in 2017. the visit is seen as

a major step in repeating ties between anchored ambria that had been strained for years. the relationship deteriorated after out of spring in 2011. at that time, turkey supported m k. establish the movement. that's all the baby. so as a threat to the power to better in the region. but it was the killing of the journalist jamal ca shoot g at the kingdoms consulate in a stumble in 2018 that almost severe division. turkey launched a kid in absence. yeah, i just want to speak so the suspect ellers be involved in the killing. so they responded by imposing an unofficial band on turkey products. but things began to change last year off the turkey initiated a diplomatic push to man ties, turkey, pheasant ridge. if they add one with the kingdom and met both kings a month after as ease and the crown prince in apple, these came just of the court and stumbled drop the case against the suspect and transfer it to. so i think both need each other because we are going

through a very critical period of history, you know, with a lot of dynamics you rainwater corona and you know, out of spring and the, and a, you know, the rise of the ease. i mean, we have so many files that for each other to to call it the saudi conferences. we is, it is seen by many here as a sign that the normal additional ties will result beneficial for both countries. just a year before the president acts of turkey, then economy cries us with inflation at more than 70 percent. bunker is keen to we are deal for saudi arabia in west here. and yet, once we acquire turkish ongoing, as it faces increasing original challenges from iran, said that al jazeera israeli and peas have voted in favor of dissolving parliament . the preliminary ballad is one of a series that will set the stage for the countries 5th election in less than 4

years. this week members of the fractured coalition, government agreed it could not survive after just one year in all. i meant to be as a palestinian israeli member of connected and he explains why it was inevitable for israel government to fall we are talking about very be a coalition and can cause the action, jews in their religious and both against occupation. and they agreed that they can manage everything without dealing with the scene. an issue with occupation issue for a one years in between the component of the call you shouldn't was very much prominent. that's why they could live in the one year that the lab started weeks ago by that is ignatius and it's been

quite powerful. mina, prime minister bennett the party and then near or above. and then we're about to our kids from the coordination. and i know we who voted against the apartheid very good ation. it was bad exactly as a joint did. and the deterioration was so quick, the study been realized that he cannot come back at these votes. more and more. a funeral has been held for a palestinian man stamped to death by an israeli settler in the occupied west bank . witnesses say allah had was attacked while working on his own land on tuesday, israeli police have opened an investigation, but palestinians are skeptical. those responsible will be held to account human rights. experts say there's been an increase in violence by settlers against palestinians still had on al jazeera, furious farmers,

thousands of people protests in the netherlands over the government's plans to cut emissions. and back in business after the pandemic that there are fears a rail strike may keep some of the crowds away from glastonbury. ah ah, hello, the big story in the u. s. weatherwise is about the hates, particularly down towards the southeast, and connie in the sea law as the clear skies here. this wedge of warmer air, between these weather france, st. temperatures getting up into the high thirty's, if not low. forty's over the next day. also some lavish hours around the eastern seaboard for a time or where to where the coming back into nebraska into higher pushing up towards iowa. we'll see some wet weather to to central parts of canada as we go on

through friday, eating further eastwards. there we go. wanted to shout out to was a se, look at dallas $41.00 celsius shibby route, $33.00. at this time of the year. we have got some showers just around the desert. southwest, pushing down into were western parts of mexico system where to where they're coming through here. and notice tropical storm salia that does stay off shore. i'm pleased to say, but throwing in a lot of wet weather across that western side of mexico as you go through 1st day and more so into friday. does they offshore, though, as i said, where to where the to a critical part of central america some live the showers longest spells of brain for many here some heavy showers took was a good part of cuba, jamaica. we'll also see some showers, showers there to haiti, and the dominican republic, but not too bad for the east netherlands. ah ah,

the shake him odd award for translation and international understanding is accepting nominations for the year 2022 from february 15th until august, 15th this year. for more information go to w, w w dot h t a dot q a slash e m. ah, lou ah, you're watching al jazeera, a reminder of our top stories, the south. the taliban government has appealed for international aid after afghanistan was hit by its deadliest earthquake in 20 years. at least 1000 people

have been killed in practica and close provinces. ah, indigenous protests against wising fuel and food prices are in their 10th day in ecuador, at least 2 people have died, and officials say 18 police officers are missing in for you. turkey and saudi arabia say they're determined to start a new period of co operation. after the 1st visit, my crown prince mohammed ben said man to turkey, since the 2018 murder of journalists yamaha shook. the final report on so called state capture in south africa has criticized president sewell rum opposed for not doing more to stop years of corruption. a 3 year commission looked into a string of corruption allegations under his predecessor, jacob zoom between 292018. the report found that jacob zoom stopped any investigation into the group to family. the brothers rogers, an actual group to were arrested in dubai earlier this month,

accused of using their connections with zoom to wind state contracts, miss appropriate state assets and influence cabinet appointments. the report also found juma stomped a criminal probe into his head of state security arthur fraser for running a rogue parallel intelligence structure in the early 2, thousands. fraser has also been in the news recently for reporting a burglary in 2020, at a game form owned by sir. i'm a poser involving undisclosed amounts of foreign currency from oppose a discard the report as a potential instrument against future corruption in south africa. the report is far more than a record of widespread corruption, fraud and abuse. it is also an instrument through which the country can work to ensure that such events, such a state capture never had ever happen again in our country. sanisha and i do as a political analyst and the senior research associate at the institute for global

dialogue. she says the latest report is a crucial moment in south africa's history. it's actually a, quite a significant process and a quite a significant time in south africa's body politic. because if you remember this process on the state capture commission and investigation, interesting capture is a process that started in 2017 and it started because of a report that was done investigative report that was done by the prior or the previous public protector advocate. truly mother said, and essentially in that report she, he found that there were levels of irregularity when it came to the way in which government resources were use with malfeasance, financial aid, to get narratives and so forth. and in a sense, she said that they needs to be an inquiry into the state capture,

and that's how the process started. so 4 and a half years later, we find the at this point where we've got the, the final volumes that have been presented to president drama for the today. and of course, what it does is that it takes us through a narrative, but also it takes us to, through the kinds of state capture that happened with whether you call whether, which was the state on entity of escal with a it was with transmit. whether it was with the state, the public for media broadcast as a b c. but also in terms of how state capture happened. the kinds of architecture around the way in which it was put together as a framework. and of course, the infamous group to family who now the 2 brothers are facing arrests or have been arrested due to the read notice issued by interval. so it's really a very significant moment into africa as post democratic use, a post, a positive history and democratic history.

the russian forces are intensifying their efforts to take full control of the eastern city of severe don't ask while moscow has deployed reserve troops. keith has also sent additional soldiers to counter them. charles stratford reports from keith a ukrainians. hank flies down a street almost completely destroyed. soldiers take cover on the ground is what sounds like an artillery shell explodes close by. these men are defending the last areas of civil than it's still under their control. from the slow russian violence, ammunition and supplies of ferried across the river from neighboring lucy chance before bridges the connection them all destroyed. fighting has been intense here for weeks because these are the only 2 cities and they look on excretion that

russia hasn't taken ukrainian reinforcements head to the front line. many of these men had never held a gun before the war started. they come from all walks of life. the government says, hundreds of ukrainian soldiers are being killed every day. there is little verifiable information on how many russians are dying, said ice, and apparently the situation on the front line hasn't significantly changed. thanks . a tactical maneuver is the queen, an army is strengthening its defense of de la hans. question. that is really the toughest spot they occupy as a pressing strongly and also ended in asked direction in the hockey region. this video was applied to the reuters news agency by russian forces. it reportedly shows pro russia separatists advancing on ukrainian positions near sivilton ask the fighter shows, western supplied military hardware including an anti tank system. night vision, equipment and rifles that he says were abandoned by retreating, ukrainian forces. he says, the blurred out bodies are ukrainian soldiers. gosh,

we will continue to make inroads into their lines to fully surround them. i think if they are not idiots, they will surrender. if we don't want to surrender, they will die. the ukrainian army says russian forces of cot supply routes from 2 villages. south of lucy chanced and several them asked. the head of lou ganske military administration confirms that claim and says that russian forces have taken control of another 3 villages in the same area. there are also reports. the russian forces are advancing close to the assault chemical plant inside several don't ask where it's understood that hundreds of civilians, including women and children, are sheltering inside child stratford. al jazeera, give the kremlin, says it's working on retaliatory measures. after lithuania blocked the transfer of some goods from mainland russia, to its exclaim of colleen and grad. moscow describes the situation as absolutely

unacceptable. but it was the when he says it was required to shut the root in accordance with the sanctions imposed over russia's invasion of ukraine. leningrad is connected to russia by a rail link through the window. a member of the you and nato lithuania, as president says, the country is prepared for russia's reaction v r n t r p p o, for some kind of unfriendly action from the side of russia disconnection from the well system or other actions. and i do not believe that russia, the challenge us in military sense because the natal member gary as coalition government has lost the confidence vote after just 6 months in office. there's anger over the government's failures to tackle soaring inflation. performance prime minister curious pet cause took charge in december, promising to end corruption, use port member state. most analysts say another election result in hong parliament

. tens of thousands of farmers in the netherlands have protested against government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions. the netherlands is the 2nd largest export of food worldwide, but it's estimated that thousands of farms will have to close in order for the government emissions targets to be met. step vast and was at the demonstration in the village of strew at the heart of farming countries on their tractors, farmers from all over the country headed to the little town of strew, ignoring police instructions, they block, motivate, coughing, traffic, chaos. the rally was held at one of the breton farms and was the largest in sproat that started a few years ago. among them were many young farmers who blamed a government for ruining their future like 19 year old yes bars who wants to follow his father's footsteps and take over their families dairy farm, moments. they need to feel too conservative. i don't think i have a future in farming because we have to reduce our capital by 70 percent with only

80 cows. this won't be profitable. so we will have to close. not to say also farms near national parks. i hit the hardest, according to a recent government plan. ecosystems in the netherlands have been severely damaged by nitrogen pollution, and the country has failed to meet europe in standards. nearly half of these emissions are caused by animal faces produced at large scale farms in import to meet exports. the netherlands has nearly 50000 farmers keeping millions of animals . isabella, from the keith, takes care of 1800 calves. she says farmers actions have not effected popular support mandate oxy expo or phil support? fall yarbrough hers and we received a lot of support with this protest when we were traveling. we got many thumbs up of people passing by. you feel that they really understand that we don't want to cause trouble and that this is just a cry for help or anger among those ramos has reached boiler, talking about in the flat, their farm site and this rally. well,

many you realize that the roaming on an ambulance will have to change drastically. a blamed enrollment crossing out farmers for widespread nitrogen kwanisha to reduce emissions to government us allocated 25000000000 euros to compensate farmers moved them or make farms more environmentally friendly. this now to new policy with all of these literacy, a disaster, the import. oh, great, is awesome. renewed turn of mart renewed spaces every month or more better policy. oh, i'm thursday dutch parliament will debate the government plans. promise say more protests will follow and they will sit tight for the long whole step. fasten al jazeera, it's true. the u. k. government is proposing a law that would allow it to ignore a european court ruling, preventing it from deporting migrants to or wanda. the new bill of rights is expected to make clear the britain supreme court that allowed the deportations as the final say. last week,

a plain charter for the migrants was grounded by the european court of human rights . shortly before takeoff. one of the world's biggest music festivals is welcoming back fans for the 1st time in 3 years. ah, in this year the u. k. is glastonbury festival is also celebrating its 50th anniversary. it was cancelled twice during the pandemic. more than 200000 people were expected to attend. patrick vernon is a cultural historian. he says, glastonbury is trying to be more culturally diverse. and what is called for the future science, especially the last 4050 years. it's been our culture comes. i think we'll move them think of the if they will. if i could think of nothing whole carnival in saint patrick's day. glastonbury is even now when which day is possible, the public office from it's obviously it's about music,

but it's more just me making up in class. we have tried to do stuff to engage with commune, sayings of trying to help messages as well. and there are things round concepts over the last couple of decades to i think it's changing, i think in the area. is it the 1 o'clock not to worry about it being over the last few years. and that's probably reflected in the top office for me that much to bring the has changed demographics. i mean, it's still got a long way to go. i mean, it's still good for you. people try to do is trying to extend and embrace different music. john rose when they hunt st. james z perform as a may not a decade ago. the rock is not possible, it's not rock music, therefore, was woman bucket j. c. been there are some kind of thought the paid when storm c

storms the where he was a few years ago again, was breaking down. the thing can walk down good music and surprise me. the diner was coming and company tells you it's going to try, you know, can you people to look this music 617. so look that up because it influences contemporary music even today. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories, the taliban government. his appeal for international aid after afghanistan was hit by its deadliest earthquake in 20 years. at least 1000 people had been killed in practical and hoarse provinces. entire villages have been raised to the ground, the government to, despite the sanctions that have been imposed on them by the international community and its assets for them.