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every human only robust like me, will be everywhere, al jazeera documentary sniffs the lead on the weird and wonderful world of robots that learn, think clear and even trust. i feel like i'm alive, but i know i in the machine origins of this owner who's here. ah, the us says forensic examination of the bullet, the killed al jazeera journalist, sharina blackledge is inconclusive, but it's likely she died from israeli army gunfire the entire investigation. disappointing considering the fact that we are not aware of any of the results, no process, we were not, there was no transparency. sharina family rejects the u. s. investigation and calls from independent inquiry into her killing. ah,
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omni palka, this is al jazeera life from dough. also coming up, ukraine calls him turkey to seize what it says is tons of stolen grain or board, a russian flight cargo ship warnings of 12 hour traffic jams. the united kingdom has drivers protests against the rising cost of fuel. ah, would begin with the investigation into the bullet that killed our journalist, sharina black left. the us state department says a 3rd party examination of the fragment has been inconclusive. but it says gun fire from israeli army positions was likely responsible for her death in may. us state department spokesman ned price has released a statement saying, ballistic experts determine the bullet was badly damaged, which prevented a clear conclusion. he went on to say the u. s. security coordinator concluded that
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gun fire from israeli forces positions was likely responsible for the death of sharina obliquely. the u. s. security coordinator found no reason to believe that this was intentional, but rather the result of tragic circumstances. however, the palestinian attorney general has issued a statement saying he is surprised by the u. s. comments that the bullet was severely damaged and that this is not true. a crumb alkahottie absurd. the targeting of a black law was deliberate and the u. s. statement saying her killing wasn't intentional, is unacceptable. i'll catch it, went on to say palestinian findings were based on a set of irrefutable evidence which included technical reports, examinations and eye witness. testimonies were lena, a black line is one of sharina, blacklist me says she says sharon's family will continue to fight for accountability and justice from day one. israel has been trying to change the
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narrative and using the bullet has been there one of their many narratives. but at the end of the day, this is not the end, the results that concluded that the bullet is can not be determined if it was from the israel side to us. so that's just the investigation. the entire investigation is pointing, considering the fact that we are not aware of any of the, of the process. we were not, there was no transparency. we were not given enough information regarding the investigation and we have found out about that last minute. so to us, we still continue to call for a transparency and adjust investigation. and recall on the u. n. especially the i c . c to handle the case of sheet in with the same enthusiasm that has been showing through ukraine as a rightfully sol. so regarding the result it is intentional. yes, shooting was killed intentionally while the us claim that the,
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that the bullet was likely from israeli soldiers does provide us with some kind of a cold comfort. but that's not enough. we still call for accountability. we still call for justice and for the us to actually carry out an independent investigation free from any political pressure and to provide its citizenship in barclays, the right investigation that she deserves. as a citizen, there's so much more that can be done from the, from, from state as they have their obligation. 3rd, states have an obligation to protect human rights violations everywhere. and this is their obligation to talk about what happened shooting to hold israel accountable . and 2nd, all journalist should also pick up their platforms and to continue to advocate because shooting at the end of the was a journalist and she was target. and she's not the 1st journalist and not the last to be killed by israeli forces. okay,
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we'll get reaction from mike hannah in washington dc. same, but 1st let's go to stephanie deca and west teresa. stephanie, as i mentioned earlier, the policy and attorney general is she to statement refuting the findings, the united states. clearly an awful lot of frustration from those who are hoping for a definitive answer here. well yes and the palestinians certainly were not looking for that answer from this particular investigation, especially because they had stressed to the americans that they didn't want the bullet to be handed over for any kind of analysis by the israelis, which is what happened here. we've just had a statement also from the policy and foreign ministry saying they would checked the american statement and that they stressed that it is politicized and has nothing to do with the bullet probe. and this is pretty much the same line that's been coming out from different members of the political echelons in that i'm a law also there you heard from lina ab laclare. she reads nice, said the family,
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giving out a comprehensive statement. also saying they were incredulous. as to these findings, particularly because of the numerous eye witness accounts on the ground. those who were with shooting on the morning of may 11th, and also the multiple local and international media investigations, including human rights organizations and the united nations. who pointed the finger unanimously. that it was in his ready soldier who fired the bullets while we've also had reaction from. 8 israel from israel's interim prime minister. yeah. le. pete also from the defense minister benny gans saying that you know, that they regret the death of shooting a block lead that they do to try to determine always and to find the answer. but that, unfortunately, in this case, it was inconclusive that they couldn't match the bullet in the words of benny gans to the rifle and even to the body. and again, like we need to stress that the palestinian reaction to this is one that isn't surprising. they were not holding out hope for any accountability. they were not
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holding out hope for any justice, but i think the american certainly, despite this being an inconclusive and yet they're calling it independent and extensive investigation. i think when it comes to to there are a perspective, this is a case, it is now closed ahead of the arrival here. you as president joe biden, his very 1st as president to this area stuff jack tucker in the western some, thank you so much. we'll, let's bring in my canon hours and washington dcs. we heard from steph, there a sense perhaps the united states are eager to draw a line under all of this before president biden makes his trip hurt to the middle east. in all of these findings appear to answer some questions, mike, but raise a whole load boys. well yes indeed, they do. there has been no formal political reaction as yet. so this is a national holiday within the united states, but there are likely to be very strong questions from congress. many members had
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been pressing the administration to get involved in this case, to seek some form of accountability for the skilling. and those questions are going to be renewed, given this highly inconclusive report. and some human rights organizations have reacted. and the focus of most reaction is that line in the state department report and attributing the killing to what it calls tragic circumstances, saying as well that it is not clear that there was any intent. now this is a critical point because that is making a value judgment on a situation based on reports. the state department says it also examines or reports on the matter from the palestinians and from the israelis. but it then comes to a conclusion, which is a value judgment as stating that there was no intent that it was the result of tragic circumstances. now that is going to be seized on by many and has already been seized on as evidence that the u. s. is attempting to put this matter behind it. it is viewing that visited by president by it into the region at the end of
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next week, as a very important occasion. and it does not want the, the skilling to overshadow president biden's 1st trip to the region. so the is going to be a lot of criticism, particularly when congress or resumes. it's a sittings. my camera in washington, d. c. thank you. alice bring in remy hurry, who's director of global engagement at the american university of bay routes. he joins us live via skype from cambridge in the us. thanks for your time, sir. earlier on we heard from a speaker and speaking from the pasting area, and they felt very much that politics had crept into this decision into this analysis by the united states. you shall have you absolutely, this is not only a political state, a technical one about an investigation or forensic investigation. but this is
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a political statement that reiterates and ria, firms expands and legacy over a 100 years in which western powers, the position 1915. the americans in the last 50 years have stood behind israel and virtually everything. but it does. oh, it's illegal activities, occupation, annexation, assassination, incarceration. all the terrible things that, that is you know, keeps doing which have been repeatedly called out about international investigations. recently 56 international, credible investigation is really system of control of an occupied palestinian areas . it's a hard time the u. s. will have none of that. the government will not accept any of that in the same way that the british government in 1915 simply accepted what design movement said that history. the balfour declaration and they gave the land of palestine to the zionist grievance, real estate,
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which these rallies did as successfully. and this is the same project to read from 1915 until today. israeli group successfully lie to the world and, and some kids is using political pressure to maintain steadfast support so that you get in the united states right now. and every few months you will hear american politicians tell these rallies. we have your back, there's no daylight between the western israel and that is a policy that israel cannot do wrong. the eyes of the united states on this, we have fraud over and over and over again. despite the growing evidence that this is not who share a realistic conclusion. just to summarize the, the findings in the united states. i mean, they basically say that say, looks like the wally army did it. it looks like this is a mistake. but the results inconclusive, because the bullet was badly damaged. is there a danger and not connecting very obvious dots?
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of course there's a danger, but as the danger that the united states government completely ignores the united states government when it comes to israel and palestine is currently on the side of israel, it doesn't recognize the palestinians was having equal rights to sainthood and sovereignty and territorial integrity and security, the national identity, and wish of the intellectual community stand on all of this if arden a wish of the international community standard, all of their some, what should they make of these findings? while international community has less perplex as the power than the, as many people around the world of what to do because the us to some strong that it can just ignore all of the criticisms, which is that what these really are also doing. but they're also very strong, and therefore people criticize israel repeatedly as has happened in the last year with these reports about is really the part they just ignore it. essentially. now the only new thing that's important here is that these kinds of actions by the
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israeli government or the u. s. government. and often the british government and so these times of actions are not ignored like the we're 1915. there's massive pushback in the international media and congress in the us all over europe, all over the region. people are aware of what is really doing the document on social, on the right reports about it. so the israelis on design this ropes that are with them all over the world are not operating in the backend of the we're upgrading this or even just 2030 years ago now, master publicity to have people trying to explore how to bring accountability to the actions of israel, nobody has found a way to do this yet. this quest will continue to go on in the courts and political arenas and public opinion and different grades. and, and this is the great tragedy that the israelis on the americans continue to run
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the law. i'm the super r and a is that this is the 4th of july anniversary here in the united states with the creation of a country that was supposed to be based on the law, equality and freedom. but what the usaa saying is, that's actually what the us was formed on is what it is supporting here. and palestine and israel, which is a part of the subjugation oppression, occupation don't standards and new policies. so this is the great tension we have, right? the world is fine and doesn't know what to do about right. we're still waiting to hear in full and aesrael response to all of this. but what she think her, these findings are. do you think these findings will be interpreted? will be made of these findings by this railey military, for instance, by these rally military usa, by, by military and government. they really response is very clear. they've already
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started and they, and what was interesting was the american state farm statement on both sides. the same thing that the israeli, where they're fighting terrorism because palestinians, i'm talking rains and killing israelis. and then recent months, courses really have killed many, many more palestinians. and recently the janice kill about between one and 2 young and a week now mostly young palestinians in the west the occupied area. they just shoot to the, the response of the israel. it's just been very clear. they will continue to use the same strategy that they have years very successful since 1916. but the recent years with a lot more pushback from the world of their explain why they're having to do this, that they're under a threat. there's anti semitism. people are trying to kill the jews just because the jews that can have their own little state on the have all the land around the region, this kind of public relations lying as simply it doesn't have the same impact the
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views 2 years ago because many people overshoot it all these arguments and more and more people are taking action when they can around the world. so these really are really caught in a bind where their traditional responses are not working as well as they used to. but the place where they still work isn't the cause of the british government and the american government and increasingly less so in the parliament of those countries. because more and more and dependent germans are speaking out for the u. s. to treat the policy is equally, people have the same rights to state security and the rule of law and accountability. so i don't think we should expect any change from these really the same to look for is what kind of new activities will be undertaken by our people all over the world to try to bring in some accountability to the killing stream on the expansion of settlements. we really continue taken our rob curry,
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director of cable engagement to the american university of favorite thank you. moving on to other world news. ukrainian officials want turkey to conference skates . what they say is tons of stolen grade on board, a russian flag, cargo ship caves. ambassador to turkey told al jazeera it's presented documents proving the congo belongs to his country. the grain was shipped from ukraine's porter. but the answer which is now to russian control, the ship has been docked in turkish waters near carrasco. to for the past few days, the ambassador announced the seizure of the ship by turkish customs officials on sunday. he says the law is clearly on key if side on the seal vazo, there is for dunc, which i don't see a grant, but now it's temporary occupied by russians. and according to information we
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possess this ship, which is called as you're actually, it was transferred to the end of june. and offloaded with the grain taking from the different regions and storage is around the district of the dance go around it. and it was shipped to what kind of so also under the document from this should be stuck in this board. let's actually very close to the board. and the customs authority i was informed, detained him for the time of investigation because it wouldn't let the poor girl couldn't enter and about because it is still known. i mean, the procedures are known for me, but i was as why as i was informed correctly, that there will be an investigation. and after that it will be a decision. now really the procedures are being conducted. so it is the interaction, see communications and just be adopted, i believe today. so we've presented the whole documents including the court
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decision and request from the perspective the general with regard to this case. so you have evidence is illegal, transfer all the grain from the, from the board, and now we believe that he should be arrested and all the investigation should be going on. according to the request of our particular general brushes, president vladimir putin has congratulated his troops for their victory and you click ukraine's lou screeching softer ukraine was forced to withdraw its troops. the russian soldiers advanced, solicit champs. the eastern city is across the river from steph. it done yes, which fell to russian forces a week ago. both in the hands, which together with neighboring done yet make up the dumbass region. the governor flew hands cuz warning moscow will now focus all its efforts on seizing done yes. value is that as a bonus, there was no encirclement, but all the roads were under fire. we managed to do a centralized withdrawal and evacuate over the engine. we took back all the
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equipment. so from this point the withdrawal was organized. well, we'll talk the couple to russia won't capture the donnie. it's great and quickly because while the hands held the frontline, the nuke was reinforced. and a few defense lines with doug, so it won't be easy to pass through. rescue operations underway in the italian alps off to parts of a mountain, glassy or collapsed after record temperatures. at least 7 people were killed. 9 injured and 16. i'm missing the same bus ravi has more record setting heat has for years marked the beginning of summer's in europe. this year, high temperatures turned italy's alpine region long known from mountains, glaciers and outdoor sports into a death trap. we was always on sunday, hikers and climbers were caught in an avalanche on the marble lot of mountain by one of italy's highest peaks. more than a dozen people were killed or seriously injured from falling ice and snow that le marbella, in particular, the mom alada,
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practically the peak had collapsed and the pig is nothing but a huge piece of ice that broke off. and it ran, or the every one who was on the glacier, the various mountain climbers who were going up or down when we arrived there, we found ourselves in front of a horrible scene because it were blocks of ice in enormous rocks everywhere. rescuers estimate more than a dozen people are missing, but the search was suspended. high temperature's making the risk of another avalanche to ha. scientists have for decades been warning about the marmalade glacier shrinking. the changing climate causing glacial melt on a global scale and accelerating the dangers it poses. endless ravi alters here. the embodiment of the war in ukraine is being felt world wide as it continues to drive up the cost of oil and food, and the u. k. several protests are underway, arising fuel prices, they've been reports of severe disruption to traffic. some roadblocks have been set up in convoys of vehicles driving purposefully slowly on major highways protests as
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an angry of the rise and petrol and diesel prices, which hit a record high last week. or a challenge has more from london. well, they want basically is for the governments to reduce the duty, the tax that it puts on to petrol and fuel. in march, the government did reduce that by 5 pence, that's about 6 us cents per liter. but that was quickly global dot, by the elevating the escalating prices of fuel around the world hasn't done anything to stop prices going up. the protest is point to the fact that in other countries g t has been reduced by considerably more than that. i'm, they hope that the government can follow now, but the treasury here, it said that it's looking into whether it can do more to help the cost of living in the united kingdom bearer. widespread movement towards go on strike in the public
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sector, various parts of it. you will profit protest, i would say in this country like the economic hardship of talking to bite and protesting in its various forms is on the rise. schools in sri lanka was staying close for an extra week because of a shortage of fuel to get children and staff the classrooms. the governments facing an unprecedented economic crisis is run out of foreign currency and doesn't have enough to pay for in ports. that's led to shortages of fuel medicine and food and now prices are storing the cost of food is increased by more than 80 percent and inflation hit maybe 55 percent last month. the government says it has only one days worth of fuel left at regular levels. now there were rolling blackouts and hospitals of warms that now rationing medicine and supplies. bonnie fonseca was senior research. you're the center for policy alternative. she says the crisis is impacting all for lincoln's things are quite bad. i need sake,
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an unofficial curse. you are knocked down here, hardly anyone's on the streets because of the feel crisis. and there are a long, long queues to get her who was having to stay for 2 or 3 days, sometimes to get the fuel. but things are really, there are lots of uncertainties because schools have shut down menu. the officers have shut down and there doesn't seem to be any planned by the government as to what to do next. they see there will be some will shipments coming towards the end of demand, but really nuances as to what can be done in the next few days when they really the meet at stocks remaining. so these are all seemingly very short term, ah, measures. you know, there's been several ministers going around the world one way to cut her the other way into or mine, i believe, and russia. but really these are just to address the merger needs. i mean dying me
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for here in sri lanka for a couple of days and days will be allowed some agreement. but that also he's still wearing matching doubt because there needs to be longer time misha's take and including a restructuring and reform. so lot of long term work that is required to get the confidence of the international community to support sri lanka. and that speaks to the instability in the country both politically and economically. we are in such a crisis that there are concerns whether to assist sri lanka at this moment by the friend actors. the number of people killed in landslides in the indian state of monopole has risen to 42. the army held a refilling ceremony to pay tribute to soldiers who were among the fatalities. alliance flies were triggered by 3 weeks of rain on his account for railway construction workers. 18 people have been found alive. thousands of people in
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sydney face a long night ahead with rain forecasts to continue lashing australia's biggest city or them 70 evacuation orders are in place with pass of new south wales facing their 3rd life threatening flood emergency. this year, sarah clark reports, roads are cut off homes and businesses are inundated people in the going to sidney region. a once again under water. greater sidney faced yet another day of torrential rain and has already had 4 times its normal monthly rainfall. more than 30000 people across the state had been told to leave their homes with australia's largest city, facing its 3rd flood emergency this here. assign arts at one in one in a 100 year rain, one in a 100 or 1000. all my will stop in an am in law. it's love, mother. nature leaves that don't spare any one really him. it's just where we're just been really unlucky. so far there has been at least 80 whiskeys in the worst
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areas with emergency services, helping no stranded, including life stop with more rain forecast. widespread evacuation orders remain in place for now. it's obviously been a very difficult time out for many months. i to have this flight of it off the back of others are, makes it more challenging. the road leading to this community just north of sydney has been cut off. the river has searched and overflowed. many here are frustrated and say they still cleaning up from the last major flood event in march. the road for action hasn't been kicked through. the last flood hasn't been touched. the now they've closer at rail road access to moon the ferry valley. way to get home. they always go about this cargo ship with $21.00 crew on board is stranded off the coast of new south wales. it's lost power. all authorities attempt to rescue the crew. the ship risks being swept ashore. these flooded communities face
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a long road to recovery with climate scientists, swarming, wither events like this are becoming the new for many communities. this is the 4th flood that they have seen is in less than 18 months. and some of those images are truly heartbreaking. are saying are people's homes are their lives turned upside down again? well, conditions are said to ease for some parts of new south wales. the weather bureau says ryan and strong winds will last for the rest of the week. sarah clark, al jazeera brisbin, australia, or in writers, a senior lecturer and environmental science. so western sydney university, he says after years of drought, many sydney residents were prepared for 3 major floods in short succession. this is extraordinary, but that's the country. a stranger is. we are known as a land of drought and flooding rhymes, and it's just unfortunate this has happened right on the edge of
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a strategy as big as see sydney. martin motor city sydney has a food ball agricultural area beside it. it's also a way our rivers and water supply located. and as sydney's grown, it's a city of 5000000 people. during the, you know, nearly 33 years about a 1000000 people have moved into the west. and that's the flat land that used to grow food and have dairy cows and so on. and it's low lying. and as we didn't have floods, people moved there and probably gained security, that it was a safe place to live. and people, you know, many, many, many people didn't regard flood insurance as thing necessary or it became an affordable. and then having these 3 damaging floods in 16 months has made it extraordinarily stressful and difficult and dangerous. we are a hot, dry country,
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but we have this problem. we live with too little water and we've been getting longer and more intense straps. and then now ryan has been coming all at once, which is flooding really demonstrates. and this is exactly what the climate scientists predicted in terms of climate change. it's likely to get hot. we don't, it's about the same amount of rain, but it tends to come all at once. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. us state departments as a 3rd party investigation into the origin of the bullet that killed al jazeera journalist. sharina blackledge has been inconclusive, but a found gunfire from israeli army positions was likely responsible for her death. mike, hannah has bought from washington dc. what the state department is saying is that
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