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so submits his resignation. letter from singapore. ah, hello, how robin? you're watching. i was there a lot while headquarters here in denver, also coming up. russian missiles hit a city in central ukraine killing at least $22.00 people, including children and you as president joe biden signs a declaration with israel lane to preventing a wrong for acquiring nuclear weapons. also political uncertainty returns to italy, prime minister modelled rocky loses the support of a key coalition partner for his resignation, is rejected. ah, welcome to the prego. we begin in sri lanka, we're president, got the by roger baxa. finally submitted his resignation after months of unrest.
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the newsletter to celebrations across colombo, but the documents authenticity still needs to be legally verified. an announcement is expected in the coming hours. roger boxer is now in singapore, on to fleeing to the molding on wednesday, under pressure from mounting demonstrations against his rule. prime minister, running with chromos singer, has stepped in his acting president, but protest as want him gone to, they're demanding a new government and the countries deep economic crisis. but all fernandez is in colombo with the latest on roger pox as resignation letter. it will have to go through a very stringent verification process. is what the speaker's office says. that will involve ensuring and making sure that it is what it purports to be. the original resignation document of resident got of a raj boxer, obviously a bit earlier in the day we heard that the president had flown from the maldives to
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singapore. but here at the protest ground 0, you can probably hear all the sorta speeches and some of the sound from behind. a lot of those features still are sort of reacting to that news alert that the resignation has come. so a lot of us sort of celebrate 3 kind of speeches, but by far and large there's no a sort of strict curfew, even though we were told that it was imposed till tomorrow morning. so people are going on with things. a one concern is that we were told that outside the presidential secretariat for a few hours, there's been a number of busses full of military personnel on some with right? yes, some with battens. and that's a bit of a concern as to whether or not they might be deployed in this protest area was got the biologic bucks, his resignation is authenticated and accepted. what happens next? well, the prime minister can hold the position of acting president of 30 days by which
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time parliament must elect a member of the chamber to the post. now that person will serve out the remainder of roger boxes, term, opposition parties, and protest. as a prime minister, we're trying to think must resign and make way for a new government. he's previously said he's willing to do so. it's unclear if he wants to carry old roger boxes for lincoln. people's front is the largest block in parliament, but they don't have the 113 seat majority needed to select a successor m a. so marin is an opposition member. so like as parliament, he says, but testers are celebrating, roger puts his resignation, but want more concessions. they have been waiting for 5 days now from 9th of july, he gave a promise that he was resigning yesterday and they were so disappointed. there's tom, the prime minister's office. they wanted the prime minister also to step down. the call is very clear what they wanted board,
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the president and the bride me. so just stepped out. we had a party leaders meeting in parliament and all the party leaders also asked if i need to step down, but the yes not. but for the moment, i think the people i do believe that they have what gave that these were the 1st objective of bringing down the box. i think he's worried about security in the sense that he did not have it all state immunity. wiley traveled from one place to another that he might be not the for various claims that he's accused of. so i think he had one but that color on delay got to see a ball. there is unity amongst the opposition parties, but unfortunately the numbers are low in the opposition. when go to bed, bugs was elected that his party swept into office even even in parliament, and near to the majority. they made up as well. so as much as
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i did, but that has lost their mercy and had to leave off, he's his party. the p. p also has lost his mandate amongst the people a rough master because killed at least 23 people in one of ukraine's largest cities . call have been many other are injured as missiles hit, residential buildings and businesses. alan fisher hospital from keith, a desperate dash to save a life, pulled from the debris after a russian missile strike in the tone of v need. so it was mid morning when 3 explosions ripped through an office building and to residential blocks. the area was packed, the number of dead and injured significant president vladimir zalinski called it an act of terrorism junior. could a russian rockets hit our city vinegar? a typical peaceful city. cruise missiles hid civilian buildings, destroyed residential blocks, a medical center. and there is a fire,
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cause we're on fire trends. this is a particular criminal act of russian terror. it cannot be done by humans. they're barbarians if the ukrainian claims are correct and what was fired with caliber cruise missiles from a submarine that adds to their allegation, that civilians are being deliberately targeted. because these missiles are known to be incredibly accurate. rarely straying more than 4 meters away from the intended target. the attack came just hours after ukraine's foreign minister renewed calls for a special tribunal to investigate, alleged russian war crimes. speaking to a meeting of europe's judicial authorities, the metro caliber says there should be coordination with existing agencies. we have heard a number of reservations since day year 1st floated in the early march. most of them expressed concern that this effort could replace existing international courts and rebels, fast weakening them. i want to clearly reiterate, we did not have any such intention. countries at the ukraine accountability
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conference agree the investigation into the war could take years. but say it's important, any one responsible for any atrocities must be held to account russia denies it. is committed war crimes during what it calls, special military operations in ukraine. allen fisher al jazeera heave. the piano baton chick is the head of as mean a human rights and she says, the sheer volume of all kinds claims against russia will overwhelm the international courts. we have now and ever lunch or more crime crip crippin in, in ukraine. the prosecutor general. we're now open 22000 to receiving about war crimes. it's happening to rain and this is not the final date because the every day open law, 10200, you know, because the war is not going on. nobody was stage when,
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when the stuff where it was worth it went to do. but now we have computed the 3 personal vacuum and before it just wasn't several days to go and not back in the sea. and just if you are in the region where 48 to be killed by a by russian market will be well, right when you do happen. and also these numbers, the 902000 to work crime don't include the data from the occupied territories, which are all controlled by the russian army to reach you right now, to get you to have access to the general amount of work grants. we can say that central thousands of dollars and of course, none of the international more can go with such a huge amount of work. right. so we understand the majority of them over 90 percent,
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maybe $92.00 y $499.00, will be investigated and prosecuted domestic lease. he was president joe biden and his why the prime and a c i la pete have signed a non binding declaration to prevent a wrong from acquiring nuclear weapons. but also restated the u. s. position on a 2 state solution for israel and palestine. stephanie decker reports of west jerusalem. israel. the 2nd day of president jo biden's, middle east trip started with interim is ready, prime minister. yeah. le. pete. the leaders all smiles at their meeting. top of the agenda. iran dot, signing a non binding declaration, reiterating the u. s. is ready partnership, america's commitment to israel security way and to ensure iran would never acquire a nuclear weapon based on the other main topic of discussion. israel's integration and the region. israel's piece with his neighbors. these are essential gall
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tomorrow. i'll be the 1st american president to fly from israel, directly to jetta. saudi arabia. i represent important progress mister president. you will meet with the leaders of saudi arabia, katara, quaid, oman, and iraq. i would like you to pass them all a message from us. our hand is outstretched for peace. we are ready to share our technology ready for our scientist to collaborate and our businesses to corporate opposition leader benjamin netanyahu got 15 minutes a face time, a man not used to taking a back seat during u. s. presidential visits, netanyahu has worked hard to undermine his opponents, accusing them of being on statesmen like and unqualified to lead. these images will no doubt work in the pete's favor. i had of november's elections. israel's 5th, in 4 years. this trip is less about who is or will be prime minister and more about
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israel as a whole. it's relations in the region and countering iran. before heading to jetta on friday. biden is scheduled to stop at augusta victoria hospital in occupied east jerusalem. historic in the sense that it's the 1st time a u. s. president will visit a place in east jerusalem away from the old city. he's expected to pledge a $100000000.00 to help palestine in hospitals. but this moment from the press conference possibly won't go down well with the palestinians. your visit to morrow is jerusalem and you won't be accompanied by an israeli official. does this represent a change in your administration's view regarding the recognition after as alarm as the capitol of israel? and if is jerusalem is part of it. thank you. ashley ross crushes no occupied east . jerusalem is what palestinian sea is, the capital of any future state. and issue policy and present mahmoud abbas may res, with biden, who he will meet briefly in bethlehem on friday. the palestinians know that this
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trip is not about them a few economic incentives. yes, but there are no new diplomatic offers on the table to revive long story piece towards the american priority is to focus on wider geopolitical issues and encourage more arab countries to normalize relations with israel. stephanie decker, al jazeera western islam harriman lever. it is a, for me, your social security council official, and the c o strategic consulting. now, she says biden's trip has been questioned by members of both the democratic and republican parties. there's some confusion about why president biden took this trip at this time. why go to israel now? why go to saudi arabia now? them a good portion of democrats, really question in particular, president biden's a visit to israel because they don't see something new. they don't see it as advancing u. s. interests or their particular, their particular priorities here in the united states. the real intent here is to
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give some cover to president biden really almost completely reversing course on his preferred policy toward saudi arabia. during the campaign, he famously said he was going to make saudi arabia and it's crown prince the crier that they are. and now he is. he is completely reverse course and he is going to saudi arabia where he will meet and probably shake hands with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed been some on. but that too is strange. there's not any real expectation in washington that biden's trip to saudi arabia will bring down the price of gasoline. here in the united states, the price of gasoline has actually been been falling for the past month. it's still high, but it's been falling. and they're, it's not really clear that saudi arabia could or would do something so decisive to bring a president vide biden, some real up, we might call deliverable or achievement that he could show to the american public
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. it there, it striking the pulling i was referring to among about democrats in israel. similarly, has a very sizable number of republicans who are opposed to president biden. going to saudi arabia, meeting with crown prince mohammad been summon and particularly in what they foresee will be a pretty humiliating way. a global suit crisis, sorry, inflation of an uncompromising economic outlook. wilma table and violence trees from most of the world's largest economies meeting bali. this week. jessica washington has more in bonnie's resort district of new said, do a finance ministers from gee 20 countries are preparing to discuss a troubling issue. the state of the global economy. i made soaring food and energy costs. us treasury secretary, janet yellen, once russia to be held accountable. it's troubling to see how the war is contributing to higher energy costs. food insecurity and hunger for the most
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vulnerable globally is, yellen will use the meeting hosted by indonesia to push for a designated price on russian oil. aimed at pressuring moscow to rent its invasion . it will also aid in maintaining the global supply of oil, helping put downward pressure on prices for consumers in america and globally, be economic impact of the war in crane has sent commodity prices soaring people all over the world are battling with the rising cost of living a result of high inflation supply chain disruptions have been aggravated by the war . in the midst of a gloomy global economic outlook, indonesia has stressed the need for unity in the lead up to these meetings, president joker were dodo want. millions of lives are at stake. it governments can find solutions to the ongoing food crisis. the u. n. development program has found more than 70000000 people have been plunged into poverty since the war began.
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among those struggling in jakarta based small business owner 50 on she's been the sole bread winner since her husband lost his job last year. now ballooning expenses mean she's struggling to keep her laundry business open and her family fed there so long that there were rising prices are making life so difficult. everything keeps going up. and price. analysts say low income households have been hit particularly hard. first, by the pandemic, and now with mounting inflation, this inflation ah, can also push up people who weren't in the poverty line and not being able to afford some of the, their basic needs as well. the international monetary found is projecting a further downgrade in its next global economic forecasts. a prediction that will no doubt be weighing on the minds of delegates at the g 20 meeting. jessica
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washington al jazeera barley also had here on the al jazeera, anger explodes, the fuel shortages in haiti as gung violet springs the capital to a halt. and then there were 5, you case, full finance minister issue sooner tops the 2nd round, devising for a new tory leader. so new staying and who's going will tell you after the right hello there. let's look to north america. we've seen severe storms sweep across south eastern states of the us, some of those core, some flash flooding in virginia, destroying homes and roads. now we are expecting that wet weather to linger here over the weekend effecting some states along that east coast, pulling down across the florida panhandle to the us gulf coast. now we still have
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temperatures well above average, a lot of heat here through those central areas pushing up into the northern plains and even going up into canada for the west of this, we still got monsoon showers affecting the 4 corners states, but even farther west that west coast, it is largely hot and dry, which doesn't help the wildfire and drought conditions in california. but it's all about the heat. for example, in places like texas, we're going to see the temperature continue to rise well above the average. by the time we get some monday lingering at around $41.00 degrees celsius. now as we move to central america, it's all about the heat with a mix of sunshine and showers for a lot of the caribbean, heavy fools for the likes of cuba by the time we get into saturday. but it's western areas of mexico that are going to get a drenching thanks to that swirling system of wet and windy weather. ah,
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housing has become a commodity, started over human rights, back years. some people the ability to take advantage of others, the feel free to violate basic laws, the working classes that have lost a lot of ground in our society. a un special reporter on adequate housing troubles the world investigating the global crisis. people are addicted to clear the way for investors and properties too often left empty. push a witness documentary on a just, you know, lou. oh, oh. i like to talk to you out there needs to hold on to remind to vol top stories. sir
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lincoln's had been celebrating and st. the columbia after president got the vine bucks a submissive letter of resignation. his speaker of parliament says the letter must be checked authenticity. an absence of expected in the coming i was a russian and strike has killed at least 23 people will as you phrase largest cities of any money or injured mister mythos, his residential buildings as bottom if he has renewed calls for special tribunal to investigate russian war crimes and just concentrate by that is ready. prime minister pete has signed the non binding declarations prevent the wrong requiring nuclear weapons. but also every state in the u. s. position or the 2 states solution. israel and palestine. italy's president has rejected the resignation of the prime minister. marian rocky after one of his coalition potters refused to support a government bill. doggie leeds, a broad coalition that's been thrown to crisis by the 5 star events,
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refusal to back legislation aimed at tackling the cost of living. the bill had become a focal point. the tensions within drug is government as parties prepare for a national election in early 2023 deserves at a rainy, has more from ferrara, in northern italy, by refusing to accept my the that i get resignation letter. the president said, you might tell it might have bolstered money that i use government to be able to serve well into next year when elections are scheduled. or it could just ensure a few more months of the government and that it might eventually fall. and they have to call early elections that's you have to be seen. but the prime minister mighty that argued, is expected now to speak in parliament next wednesday, as requested by the president to say what he needs to continue to enact reforms. to help push italy out of the worst state of the pandemic. this decision by dragging offers resignation and my fidel it to reject it caps off a chaotic week in which the fivestar movement, one of the members of the in the government said they couldn't vote in this
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competence vote. and despite winning that competence vote without them voting buggy, offered this resignation, saying he was unwilling to lead a unity government without the fivestar movement. but because that would mean there was no unity. so what we'll be watching for the coming days is how his government continues to rule. if it takes a new shape or not. and what will happen to the 5 star movement which look destined to lose many seats in the elections, whether they're next year or later in this year on the sidelines. what we have also are the 2 center right parties vying for power. the rising in the polls, they currently have the most popularity coordinate opinion polls. that's the fatality of italy, or brothers of italy and the lead to center. right. parties hoping for earlier election, so they can capitalize on their popularity and they don't want to force to follow the government, but they would definitely benefit from that. now the british conservative party politicians have completed the 2nd vote for leader to replace both johnson 5
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candidates have made it through to the next round. the barber has moved in london. well, also thursdays voting the top 3 candidates the same and in the same order. so out in front is richie soon as the previous chancellor, who of course resigned from cabinet just last week and in 2nd place is penny more than he's been gaining momentum in recent days. she's recently been a trade minister. she's been tweeting out her thanks and also what she said was a quote from a red wool focus group. people in previous labor voting area, saying apparently that they found it came from the heart when they saw her speak compared to other candidates. she's actually come under fire from david frost, the government's chief bricks. it negotiator, claiming that he'd asked boris johnson to saw line her from breakfast talks with brussels because of what he said was her incompetence. and that is, liz truss former foreign secretary. she's a high profile figure,
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but not quite so popular amongst the policy membership that could count. now we're expecting to see more voting take place up until next wednesday, eliminating one candidate at a time until there are just 2 names remaining. those will go forward to the policy membership of fewer than 200000 people and they are expecting a result. and hence, a new prime minister to be announced by the 1st week of september, patients demanding their governments step down because of runaway inflation and unchecked gang violence. at least 89 people are being killed in fighting between rival groups and the capital over the past week. they misread the reports. haiti is sliding deeper into chaos. the protesters have taken to the streets after dozens of people were killed in a week of gang violence. insecurity and unrest adding to
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a spiraling economy that has never lately recovered from a devastating earthquake in 2010. the boy or situation is critical because we are facing on history and hunger or children can no longer go to school. the government is useless. we demand its departure, it has to go. protestors blamed the government for the fuel crisis. every time they want to raise fuel prices, they claim there's a shortage. it's not true. there is still, there's no need to cause people such pain if they are determined to increase prices, we will set the country on fire, criminal gangs, run the streets with impunity, police to week to stop them. but this week, anger and a loss of public trust outweighed the fears of kidnapping, robbery, injury, and death. every one must come together to revolt. children can't walk on the streets of potent prey. we're tying it, we can't live like this in more. let's rise up. it's difficult,
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there's no way to live there bullets flying everywhere inside the house. we aren't safe who can't go outside. aid groups are struggling to provide medical care to victims of stray bullets and knife attacks. the hallmarks of gang violence, but fighting hunger is perhaps their biggest challenge. he has 1000000 people in emergencies and just for god, what in people need urgent assistance. and if we're not able to deliver urgent assistance or there is a very good. so we're very haitians have been fleeing crushing poverty for generations many to the neighboring dominican republic or the united states. as living conditions fail to improve the number of people making perilous journeys in search of food and safety. is likely to increase zane bas ravi ultra 0 . the former us president donald trump has announced that his 1st wife ivana has
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died at the age of 73. she was the mother of is 3 oldest children, old junior ivank and eric paramedics in new york. say that she was found dead of a suspected heart attack in her apartment. ivana grew up in the for which i was married to donald trump. 15 years the bodies of migrants who died last month in the, in the back of a semi trailer, in the us state of texas of because arriving in mexico as families, the victims held a funeral procession. mexico's president calls the policy changes to prevent the tragedy. from being repeated, manuel repelling husband cries of mourning for 3 migrant teenagers who died of excessive heat while crammed into the back of a semi trailer in san antonio, texas. last month, their bodies arrived in the town of marco's,
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at the exclamation in the early hours on wednesday. friends and family of the boys still devastated over their death st. i'm also se amigos and connell's, we were close friends. we played on a soccer team and well, the truth was they were sincerely, very humble people, very hard workers and fun to be around in a lot of he, the boys were all cousins and were among a total of 53 migrants who died in what has been described as one of the deadliest cases of human smuggling in recent memory. the mother of 2 of the victims, yolanda valencia says her sons had dreamed of finding a better life in the united states. and just get in once through so magazine. they wanted to build a house and start business, not spend their lives making. she is because it's hiring luck here. there is, but by it pays poorly. things go up in price, but wages don't. that's why they went to look for
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a better life. while an investigation into the tragedy continues, mexico's president has renewed calls for policy changes to regulate the flow of migrants seeking work in the united states. the business ad alicia, instead of that relationship to perpetuate human rights violations terabyte stance and loss of human life. man, we should have a more older migration. we flow through temporary work visas. more than half of the victims have been identified as mexican nationals. others are from honduras, and guatemala. more repatriation flights of bodies to their countries of origin are expected to continue in the coming days. manuel arapahoe al jazeera ah the audiologist there with me say roman tahoe reminder of all top stories. sir lincoln's.
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