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so now we've been trying to reach people that contribution, but who are not acceptable, but this does still continue. really not that people will contain gustavo and baby. so you felt the be but it was for, you know, like the b that's where you have to be. they can select the paper for that that was be but where the does help, i'm forward. but they are not acceptable to the day. so what do you think needs to happen now? what, what do you think needs to be done by those in power to stop some of the scenes we are seeing right now the people out on the street, the violence, the anger that we're seeing escalating in the last few hours. what,
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what should be the next move from those car in power at the moment? again, they're going to be but everybody knows people on the day you pay for that unless the people and to do and know. so we thought these bases here go to just stubbornly try to go ahead. we really need to get that by the people will be in the thank you so much. all the people that you up the file you might look up what he says about. do you need
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those who are and for, you know, make a few you know, what does the big be out of the sort of really difficult situation really appreciate you talking to us ross from seca, retard lincoln army officer and a retired member of the parliament. it's just web bringing you a little bit of breaking news that i'm getting here showing because national television broadcast has now been suspended. so the official channel called ruba, the heaney, has suspended it's telecast. officials say engineers shot the channel down. i think we can see that's exactly what it looks like. it's going to switch it on inch lanka . now. officials agent engineers shot the channel down as throngs of protest as entered the state television office. we'll be hearing that from a correspondence many thousands of protesters trying to get into those official
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state buildings protest as the the t v and radio stations is the voice of the government. we've also had to protest outside the prime minister's office. i believe, protest, i have managed to rip open the gates, but there's still a wall of soldiers holding them back. let's go to min. now fernandez at took us through exactly where you on the latest in terms of what you're seeing. so a basically where i am, if you look at this central road, the prime minister's office is probably about a 150 meters down over my shoulder. if you can see that sort of clutch of people in the far distance. that's where the v prime minister's office is to the left hand side of the road. now just stay in the last few minutes we're seeing blooms of smoke, again indicating that there's more tear gas volleys being fired. and i just had
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a journalist colleague who is coming out who had been near the prime minister's office. apparently that gate has been breached. but as you said, there is a wall of military and police, and that wall is holding at the moment preventing the progresses from going in. just about 1015 minutes ago we had one of the protest has been carried by about 5 or 6 people with a gash in his head. and it looks like there might be somebody else desk there shouting for help or they're starting for her. been is an ambulance just coming in? if you just look, i think basically being called in because it appears that there is um, some injured people that need to be evacuated to hospital. this is not only the protesters or to special task force commanders. of course they were walking wounded . we'd sort of a wounds on their head. they were being taken away by colleagues. but as i said,
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things very tens, because as much as you have a military coming back, either injured or the police being re deployed, of the anger here they get hooted at. or get shouted at, sometimes these protesters are right up in the face and saying, you know, don't you have mothers, don't you have families? aren't they suffering to? are you really doing the right thing in standing up for sarah, for such a corrupt and bankrupt government? so that is going on right now. are people getting ready with all forms of sort of a cover? expect the t a guess? there are some people from the neighbourhood, distributing ice cubes, water, you know, wetting towels, so that people are able to continue holding this line. what they expected was that this road would be either barricaded off of buying the security forces some space. and all of these people are constantly being told don't let this go, don't move forward. don't allow anyone to, to block this and that ambulance once again. if we can't decide and screech,
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probably evacuating that person. a lot of um, sort of almost panic here, asking people to move by the side of the road. or you did see that ambulance probably picking up the injured from the latest clashes outside the prime minister's office. and that's what we're seeing here just around me. now it's interesting you use the web clashes. i mean, i've just been talking to a retired sri lankan army officer who and, and i asked him, what does he think the ministry position is on this? and he said they will show restraint to try and keep the protestants at bay, but they will show restraint. is that the feeling that you're getting on that that, that, that they are trying the, the official
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a people are trying to keep. the protest is at bay without going too far. well put it this way so far, i think as, as we have seen over the last few days, there is a certain restraint on all sides. you asked me about the military. are the security forces. there is because like you saw even in those pictures earlier, those foot patrols, they are carrying not just tear gas canisters, they are carrying automatic weapons or pointed down as is the standard practice up and so far we haven't seen, you know, massive shootings or them being being directed at the protesters, however, having said that, when the president's house was overrun on the 9th, there were shots fired there. ah, by footage that has gone around showing at least 2 people hit by bullets. there's one man with a head wound. so it is not thankfully, so far from what we have seen
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a wide spread pack practice. there is a more sort of buttons dead there relying on the tear gas. 5 and basically either a human chain to fight the sort of force of the protesters we haven't seen live ammunition being deployed as a standard practice. but the concern is as the government and run a victim missing, or upping the ante by declaring this state of emergency and extending curfew. war to the next steps are going to be that is a very visible sort of a military presence around. but hopefully the military will also realize that they are being paid for by the people they're here to protect the state and not the politicians. okay, thank you for that. michelle fernandez there for us in colombo unless returned to our other correspondence to fasten those are life for us in columbus. steph, what is the situation where you are?
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well i'm at the prime minister's office on the other side of where me now is talking from and are you see that the ambulances are here trying to 3 people who have been injured because of the tear gas attack? so a lot of people who are involved, i think i'm with one of the women where you, where you also add the to your gas. if i'm here in the morning, what's happened this morning? what did you see on they keep shooting and they keep killed india guess so many b. a guess we can stay here because it's more than 15. all right. did you come here with us? move on to resign right from a single from i mr. and he need to do the president for another paper. so that's a big game for here. the president has flagged the country, the prime minister says that he is now the acting president. what do you think of that? i don't know. it's very hard for us. we, i still waiting him to resign and we need a quote, i brought it back to,
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to get at us. and we need back our money. be hope, be again good. how are you suffering yourself from this crisis at the moon. is still hard to live in here because there how know who is a noise schools, not only me, my sister now more than 3. she not going to school because if she go to school one week they say other 2 months or 3 months, no school for always sleep and do anything here and your foods. do you still eat 3 times a day? yeah. but it's hard because we dont even how gas eyes and poverty. so we are suffering so many things that you do and a 2 year gas attack happens all day. right? just to run away. a lot of people are running, leaky kind or anovia, but they should keep fuel been one time more than things. so the con,
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so what do you think is gonna happen now? are people going to leave? are they going to combine? i didn't think it is a singular oh, then i'm going to leave here. you think you will do that? yeah, of course he need to do that for the say, check off beeper, because he is still here. the police is in front of his office right now, and a lot of people are injured, right? we see the ambulances as well. you, you are luckily. all right, you didn't get injure? no, i didn't get it, but i got so many di, again. i can be then we them away to the inside the beauty, but now you're back. you're not afraid. i'm not afraid because i think we need to know that paul, better country. so i am going to do my work for my country. what's your name? so nadia, how old are you doing so when you are, you are working. are you? i'm good but it's a difficult time. right?
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like everyone is telling me. thank you so much for your comments. yeah, she's, she's one of the many protests, the thousands that have come here since this morning at the prime minister's office . and they're basically were chased out. but you can see, as you can see here, it's around a bit, the camera. they can see that they're coming back in. so as she's sad the they don't expect them to leave for we soon. so they are saying we're staying here until the prime minister. really officially resign. thank you for that stuff. awesome. there for us in colombo speaking to a protest there so much passion, so much determination to change their political destiny. a lot has happened this morning as relaxed rank as prime minister run no victim. a thing has declared a state of emergency in the country and he's gone on to be appointed acting presidents that news coming from the parliamentary speakers. a lot of the anger we're seeing here this morning is because of that. because president got to buy
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a roger pox that has now fled the country. and essentially the protesters do not want a rod, no become a single in in office. they want him out to. and as we heard that from that 2070 a protester, they gonna stay out on the streets until he is going to take a little bit of for some other news. now we will return to sri lanka a bit later on program. joe biden is on his way to the middle east on his 1st visit to the region as us president. his 1st stop will be israel, where security has been increased ahead of his arrival. arden will also meet with palestinian leaders in the occupied west or biden has been steadfast, supportive israel, for decades. he's expected to face questions about the killing of the palestinian american jealous sharina blackly. my kind of reports from washington, dc. it since his days in the senator joe biden has been an ard and supporter of israel, were there not an israel, the united states of america would have to invent and israel to protect her
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interest in the region as vice president the bomb administration. he took point on what was still considered viable negotiations in the palestine. israel conflict on these began to all 12010. when you israeli settlements were announced on the eve of the bite and visit the region something b, u. s. viewed as a slap in the face by then israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we've got a big agenda today. as president joe biden was eager to host the new prime minister, fairly bennett in the white house, and pro reiterate his unwavering support. us will always be there for his room. is an unshakable partnership between our 2 nations on arrival. president biden will be greeted by a le paid yet another prime minister, though he's in an acting capacity and we'll get another round of israeli elections
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later this year. the political uncertainty in israel is another hurdle to long term diplomatic discussion. president biden will also meet with the opposition benjamin netanyahu. a close ally of former president donald trump, who may well return to paula. later this year, this would require another reset in us israel relations. human rights issues will also loom over president biden's visit to israel and the occupied westbank, where he's likely to face sharp questions about the u. s. report on the killing of al jazeera journalist, sharina black, clear which bound she was likely killed by unintentional gunfire from israeli positions, but could not reach a definitive conclusion about the origin of the bullet that struck her. the inconclusive report was met with anger by palestinian officials and family members . i suspect the president will try to use the report in a positive way. the indicate that the us was willing to take
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a look at this issue. this is something that the trumpet ministration almost certainly would not have done the killing of sri and i bought clothes was not an isolated incident. open the years, dozens of media individuals and organizations have been the target of israeli army forces in may last year, a building housing international meet the officers, including those of out 0 and the associated press were destroyed in an air raid. there were no cause was really accountability then either. and despite the pledges up the bite and administration human rights issues and likely to impede its desire to keep israel as its closest and most valued ally in the region. my kind of, i'll just sierra washington or stephanie deca explained some of the challenges president by them will be facing the last time president joe biden was here in the region was in 2010 in his capacity as vice president trying to revive talks,
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which of these ratings and the palestinians, but just hours after landing here, these really government announced the construction of a $1600.00 new settler units here that are much shlomo. according to reports had left joe biden furious and publicly stated, this was very much against what was needed to rebuild trust between the 2 sides. well now he returns as president, no much loma has turned into a massive illegal settlement. no settlements have continued to expand both here in the occupied west bank and an occupied east. jerusalem is cited as one of the main obstacles to peace by the palestinians. under the previous tromp administration, this was never criticized, but under biden, washington is taking a stronger stop. president biden, however, comes here at a time. there's really political turmoil. he'll be meeting with the intern prime minister yellow p to could no longer be prime minister following november's elections. and you'll also be meeting with opposition leader benjamin netanyahu. a man, he's known for a very long time,
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but you clearly look to go by den will also be meeting with the palestinian present mahmoud abbas here in bethlehem, where it's impossible to miss the wall. really the symbol of israel's longstanding occupation and efforts to restrict the freedom of movement of the palestinian people. but the ministration has made it clear that this trip is more about integrating israel into the region rather than reviving long stalled peace talks. a group of democratic senators in the u. s. is calling for accountability for the mother of out is there a journalist, sharina barclay? they've sent a letter to secretary of state antony, blinking, demanding on says about a u. s. lead review into killing the senate. a say that investigation doesn't live up to blink in school for an independent, incredible inquiry. the signatories to the letter chris found holland chris murphy, patrick lay heat, dick durbin and dick durbin sharon was, of course, a us citizen. she was shot in the head by israeli forces while reporting on raids
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indic occupied. wes now there's been travel chaos in europe, and more expected airlines have been forced to counsel thousands of flights due to strike action, staff shortages decision to cap the number of to passing passengers to 100000 a day at london's busy is that what he thir is set to even make matters much worse . a scale live toward a challenge, his life rest in malaga, in southern spain, or isa america of course, a popular holiday destination for travelers from the u. k. and we've entered peak holiday season. so presumably at the strikes going on there as well as the heat, throw a cap on travelers. they couldn't come to west time could day. yeah, well what we have for going on at the moment is the 2nd day of for 4 consecutive days of strike action by ryan air,
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cabin crew in spain. they are going to be doing that this week. they're going to be doing that next week. and the week after ad, on top of that, you have a strikes from easy jets or crew as well. and other low cost airline. they are going to be striking for 3 days, friday, saturday, sunday, this week, and then another 3 days at the end of the month. now both of these airlines have already been walking out earlier in the summer that they had sir strikes in june. and they are demanding, well, easy jets of demanding, better pay, ryanair or demanding better conditions in line with spanish employment law. and as an idea of the kind of disruption that, that this is creating. yesterday the 1st day, the stripes, the 12th of july, ryan, air flights were disrupted. well, $249.00 of them were disrupted across spain. 15 of those were cancelled 234 delayed, as you say,
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were answering peak holiday season. the u. k. foreign office has changed it. travel advice for spain to warn of the disruption of this kind of industrial action. but there is a but all this, the spanish ministry of transport basically has a legal requirements on, on airlines to men's hain, a minimum service when they're striking. so even though the cabin crew are walking out, $76.00 or 82 percent flights will fly there in spain. ah, so here at malaga to day ryanair, as you can see, is not particularly chaotic behind me. there have been no cancellations at malik or airports. the airline has brought in extra staff and so it's, it's suggest that yes, there is going to be disruption, but perhaps not as much as you might fear. okay, thank you for that warning challenge leverage outside malaga airport. the un security council has passed a resolution to extend cross border,
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a deliveries into serious last rebel held region, but only for 6 months. permission for shipments from tacky and to north western syria expired on monday. our to russia vetoed an attempt to renew the mandate for year diplomatic edison. james bass is more from the un after days of uncertainty, the security council renewed permission for humanitarian aid to flow from turkey into syria. but for just 6 months, it was deeply controversial. the u. k. france and the u. s. abstained a resolution with a 12 month timeline, which is what the un and agencies requested was defeated on friday when russia used it's vito. the vote we took this morning as what happens when one council member takes the entire security council hostage with the lives of syrian men, women, and children hanging in the balance. the resolution that was finally passed was very similar to the one russia had itself proposed on friday. then 13 out of 15
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council members had voted against it, norway and ireland introduced the new version that festival. this was not a decision taken on the basis of a russian draft to day. this was a cold pen holder, russia air ireland and to know raise a draft. now just the words different. i think on the face of it, you may look at that and say that change, but you know that the devil is in the detail. and i think if you look at the checks, there are significant differences. what is different is a pause requiring the un secretary general antonio terrace to provide report on the 8th situation. by december, he gave me his reaction to the new resolution. we have been asking for the renewal of the cross board. the point as it is essential for, for the people in italy, it's a matter of life. and there are many of them that we have asked for a renewal of her whenever the single 6 months.
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but i strongly hope that after the 6 months or it will be renewed, the head of the human rights group, amnesty international says the events of recent days show the work of the security council is now virtually paralyzed to he rule, doing old a different system. the security council, as well as he's clearly demonstrating that she has upon the end of its past right now. something else need to come up with just a 6th month extension. members of the security council will have to renegotiate humanitarian aid in syria in january. that's a time of year when conditions are particularly tough for people in northern syria because of the harsh wintery weather. james bayes al jazeera of the united nations panama government has announced measures to curb the rise and fuel prices in some essential fay products fall as nationwide. protests goes under, i'm here to pause for 2 weeks, protest to take him to the streets of panama. the meaning,
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the government take action to combat the high cost of living prices, of gasoline, medicine and basic food items have doubled since the star of the year. i wrote a very regular protesting everywhere, and we are ready to start an indifferent strike until they sit down with us to discuss and find solutions to this and sustainable situation. their teachers were the 1st to demonstrate at the start of july, but they have since been joined by construction workers, students and members of indigenous groups in the central province of there i was, protesters blocked the pen american highway affecting access of goods to the panama canal, from other central american countries, president lowering t, nor could at the so blame cove it in the war in ukraine for the cost hikes. he promised to reduce the price of gasoline by 24 percent and fries the cost of $10.00 basic food items to try and persuade protesters order of pro. lemme go or bow one
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of the problems now hitting panamanians and the world is rising fuel prices and the consequences for that reason i set up talks to address high fuel costs. so directly impacting the cost of staple foods. but out with the objective of finding concrete and feasible solution, in fact, they money that but on tuesday, protesters called the offer insufficient, demanding larger reductions and vowed to keep up their pressure on the streets. annually say the problem lies in an unequal economic recovery. following the pandemic is no middle macro, establish bundle, the macro numbers a bit on a few items logistics, the national airline mining and the panama canal. but the growth did not trickle down to the population while prices went up. and so working class panamanians are wondering why if the country's grass has been faster since they are unable to pay for medicine gasoline, the government is hoping for negotiations with union leaders. but for now, more demonstrations are planned in
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a national strike is set to go ahead on wednesday. i listen. dick d al jazeera twitter says it's suing ellen moss for putting out of a $44000000000.00 dale to buy. the social media platform says melina has contractual obligations which he's refusing to honor because they no longer serve his personal interests. moss said he was withdrawing from the deal this week and accuses twitter of failing to reveal the number of fake accounts on it. platform. ok, let's take you back to our top story to show lanka where a political crisis is unfolding this morning. president got to buy a roger boxer. we had this morning, has fled the country. he is now in the mall div. it was a hearing he might be heading now to a 3rd destination, possibly to buy the prime minister has been acquainted. acting president. he's also declared a state of emergency. this has angered the many thousands of people you're seeing
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on the streets the moment. a very angry about the smooth people gathering outside the offices of renewal and become a singer who has called himself the acton president. in colombo, we've seen police use fire gas, fire t gas, or at the anger crowds and ambulances, in so treat the many injured. so a very fast moving, developing story, we will of course, keep you up to date with all the very latest. ah, having typing in, we don't simply focus on the politics of the conflict. it's the consequence of war . the human suffering that we report on. we brave bullets and bombs, and some of the world's most troubled regions. the army fled in the face of idols, advance. it is one of the most serious about the violence in recent years. in some
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