leaders undermined democracy to consolidate their power through the eyes of those who dare to stand and defy it. our country deserves so much better than being ruled by a cleft aquatic dictatorship, opposing autocracy. democracy may be on al jazeera ah, the shake. hum, 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. ah . hello sentience. hold a funeral for

a commander of oh ok. so masses for gags killed by israeli from says in the occupied with bank. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera live from doha. and so coming up if b i. agents right, the harm of donald trump in connection to an investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents. i'm malcolm webb is the polling station in kenya's capital nairobi canyons of those things in general elections saying good bye to pop star actress and cancer advocates. olivia newton, john ah,

the senior commander of the palestinian arm grew bell ox brigades has been killed in a ride by israeli forces in the occupied with bank. the military says it surrounded the home of abraham noble c before an exchange of gunfire. 2 others were killed in the operation. more than 60 people were reported injured. the policy was widely known as the line of nobliss. israel blamed him for a series of attacks on its forces. he was a senior figure and alex, the brigades, a coalition of palestinian armed groups in the occupied west bank. the blue sea had been targeted in 2 previous israeli operations. 2 palestinians were killed in the last one in july, which on hallman has more from nobliss. they so many people around them. what's called the marta square here in the center of nobliss. what we're also hearing now that it's not just here in other towns in the occupied west bank and then people are being cool to close their shots on

a general strike. we're hearing about that in ramallah, in hebron, so in bethlehem. so this is something a period of morning mix were protest, i guessed that spreading across the ups by westbank, the palestinian prime minister. so now spoken, he's called these radio me a terrorist on the i'll axa mortis brigade, of which of which this map was a leader of his own. so said that the retaliation of for this will fit the crime. but at the moment, we're talking about just morning protests. you probably hearing a lot of gunshots fired into the air as people do mourn him. and people heading to his funeral. i spicy of the significance of this is actually the israel is doing this just off the declaring a separate seat fall, which is la mic g head in garza, which is one of the other the other occupied territory in this region. so it isn't stopping acting, although this is a different organization,

it's keeping on with its operations with its rates to the occupied territory. we'll have to see what the response is here. the florida harm, a former u. s. president donald trump has been searched by the f b i. he criticized the right calling it a witness, zation of the justice system. mike, hannah reports from washington. the former president was staying at his apartment in manhattan when the raid took place and was seen leaving trump tower and walking towards waiting cars. according to the former president, his home in marilla lago florida was rated by a large group of f. b. i. agents who he alleges also opened the safe in his home. his statement says, after working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced rate on my home was not necessary or appropriate. the justice department has declined to comment on the matter,

including about whether attorney general mary garland had personally authorized to search. previously, the national archives and records administration had referred the discovery of 15 boxes of classified information at maro lago to the justice department for investigation. no former president has a additional determination that it is likely that they have committed a crime because you do not sign off on warrants or anyone lightly. they always believe that there is likely that a crime has been committed and that it has been committed at a specific location. so this is genuinely an unprecedented event. the house general you 6 committee which is investigating the invasion of the capital on that day had also heard evidence about the removal of classified documents. when trump left the office. there were also claims that when trump was president,

he had repeatedly shredded or disposed of classified materials. after reading it, the destruction or removal of classified documents to an authorized location is a federal offense. mckenna, audi sierra, washington voting is under way in kenya's presidential election after a campaign dominated by concerns about high inflation and corruption. the to frontrunner, the former prime minister and the current deputy president william root hope the right to replace the outgoing leader. who do kinyata is expected to be close. voters, so casting billets for parliament and county governors. horem would join me loud now lie from the in v patel polling station. an alternate route halfway through the idea how his polling being going so far. well they've been a few taking nicole and logistical issues at some polling station, for example,

areas on valid papers in one small town in the north of the country. officials say this morning and group of armed men came to the town and started shooting destructed, the voting process for people. they have not yet been able to vote, but generally nationwide has been going on waiter to release woodley. we saw earlier in the day long lines when pulse opened, but now the lines are getting smaller and smaller and smaller. but general issue for kenyans is the economy. they're struggling with the rising price of the food and inflation and unemployment and both while our dinner and william we are promising to turn around the economy by introducing a social welfare programs and introducing subsidies as well. but he couldn't say this is not going to be easy. this country borrowed a lot of money, mainly to build big infrastructure projects like nice roads and nice few buildings in some parts of the country. but monday have to be paid back. and they saying it's like a big chunk of money could come from canyon that says you're in the rift valley versus

stronghold. what's the mood like the how positive ave while its mix, the valley is his stronghold. people here may vote alone and tribal lions, the calen jim, but it also makes feelings about his track record. they say he's been deputy president for the 10 years and they haven't seen much improvement in terms of the economy. the high unemployment had a wide about corruption, so they're wondering if they give them the give them a chance to rule this country. what changes the ask you going to do? but also does the big farming area in kenya. and a lot of people here grow, maybe he was involved in some kind of main scandal. some time ago we by the government allowed us to import cheap, made into the country. now when that made came into the country, it flooded the market for the farmers. he had to sell the amazed and much lower prices and made them ran into losses. so there's lot of resentment from that schedule as well. so mixed things up in a, but it seems people have been trickling into vote and they only have

a few more hours later for the polls close her room. so thank you very much for that update. a day off the china announced it was extending its biggest military drills. taiwan has carried out its own live fi exercises to simulate, defending the island against the possible attack. tension has escalated since us how speaking in the policy visited. ty pay last week, a move fashion called a provocation. same as raphi has more beijing's one china policy could make conflict about the future of taiwan inevitable. and this is what it might look like . on tuesday, taiwan began life fire drills to showcase the self proclaimed island nation's defensive power. days after some of the largest military exercises china has ever conducted shiloh used the drilled. it is military plague work to prepare for the invasion of. ready one,

it is contacting large scale military exercises and missile launches of cyber attack. this is what mation campaign and common core ation him to weaken public more real. busy in taiwan type, he says it won't be intimidated even as china breeches the unofficial median line down the taiwan strait. the we need to counter the blockade imposed by the chinese military. and today's exercise to let china know that we are prepared. i hope both sides can exercise your strength. fighting a war is not good for the ordinary people. just send me the top officials from both sides or odds. we are just ordinary people and there's nothing we can do. if anything happens in the future, we can't do anything either will be. the latest flexing of muscles follows us. how speaker nancy pelosi is visit to type pay a show, a support for taiwanese independence. the china says directly contravenes beijing's historical claim to the island. the u. s, position china is using the diplomatic visit to pick a fight. clearly,

the p r c is trying to course taiwan. clearly they're trying to course the international community. and all i say is i'm, we're not going to take the bait and it's not going to work. ah, so it's manufactured crisis at that doesn't mean we have to play into that. i think it would only play to beijing's advantage. what we'll do instead is to continue to fly to sale and to operate wherever international law allows us to do so. and that includes in the taiwan strait and we will continue to stand by our allies in partners in, in the region. the war games have disrupted shipping and air traffic in a region crucial to global trade, more worrying perhaps beijing, anti pe, are turning up the heat. on another brewing global conflict zane basra v al jazeera will still ahead on the al jazeera, any a tech to a nuclear plant is a suicidal. c brush. as soon as it will allow access to this up arisen nuclear

plants and ukraine is both sides accused each other of attacking the facility and 8 people on did and parts of the city of sola underwater, after to ritual rides. ah, the journey has begun. the faithful world cup is on its way to castle book, your travel package today. hello, welcome to look at the international forecast sir ulysses, those pitches of flooding in their south korea. i'm afraid there is more very heavy rain in the forecasts over the next couple of days is because of this slow moving weather system. this slow moving front here which has been making its way across the korean peninsula, dropping copious amounts of a rainfall across north korea. add also into south korea as we go on through the next couple of days. well, where to stay sees the heavier range sinking further southwards. bad news is it

makes is where little further north is as we go one through thursday. so there is yet more right in the forecast for soul, for example, cause a good part of south korea. where is it where the to stretching its way across the sea of japan into northern parts of han shoe. we have an flood warnings in force here. again, we will see some localized flooding as a result of that. a chance of flooding to into southern areas of china as a tropical depression continues to make its way in here bring some very heavy rainfall in heavy rainfall containing cost, central parts of india, red warning, still in force, just around the, the far north west of the country and we'll see the rates starting to ran, pompei, which was the ne, towards bangladesh. more have examples coming through here. so we are like to see widespread flooding. for many cats are air with visual airline of the journey. unbelievably, it sounds like an agreement between criminal justice. it's like trading in stolen

goods that have been taken by the place. anyone ever comes to ask a question, they sort of throw their hands up in the air and say, i don't know, i was just nominee director, were doing an investigation into a ukraine. you've a bribes, you've been corrupt or been not corrupt. the just a been see al jazeera investigations, the oligarchs. ah ah. you're watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories. the sour, the senior commander of the palestinian are grouped alex brigades, has been killed in a riot by israeli forces and the occupied west bank to other palestinians died in

the operation. more than 60 people were injured. the fbi i had searched the florida home of former u. s. president. donald trump. it's part of an investigation into whether he took classified rickles from the white house to his private residence. voting is under way in kenya's presidential election. the 2 front runners are former prime minister, rolla anger, and the current deputy president's william brito. the campaign was dominated by concerns about inflation and corruption, ukrainian official say a lebanese buyer is refusing to accept corn from the 1st congo shipment to leave the wars on since the invasion. the rezone loaded with $26.00 and a half 1000 tons of corn, is now looking for another port to dock at. the ukrainian embassy and lebanon says the buyer argued the 5 month delivery delay was 2 long saving vessels have sailed

out of black c ports under the deal between ukraine and russia, broken by the union and turkey. well, russia says it's basing up anti aircraft defenses around you. trends up her, it's a nuclear plant. off the days of shelling at the size cave and moscow blame each other for the attacks you in secretary general antonia good tennis cold, the shelling, suicidal and asked for international monitors to be allowed to inspect the site shown. hindrance reports from keith. western leaders say ukraine's operation nuclear power plant is a disaster waiting to happen. the billboard in the color of the russian flag reads, we are one nation. europe's largest nuclear power plant lies behind russian lines operated by ukrainian workers, and has been repeatedly struck by fire between ukrainian and russian forces. a former workers is that is a recipe for chaos to renew at the mouth and get the good. so how could you

organize all of this at the nuclear plant? make a stronghold. there are they won't shoot us. yes, i will be firing from yet. i'm speechless. my resident say the shelling has them bracing for the worst. goodness love us. it's very dangerous. it could be another channel or even worse. the plant has been struck more than once in recent days. european leaders and local residents say they want a demilitarized zone around separation. because a disaster there could mean a catastrophe for all of europe. humanitarian aid workers are pleading with both countries to cease hostilities nears up a region or week, a garage, i near is of, i am a city residence recall on the russian army, and the ukraine armed forces to avoid open fights and can there it on. so for asia, and then it 20 kilometers on iran than the clear bergland ultimate. what caught them, miss thomson, whether the 2 warring parties come to her rare agreement in the ongoing conflict

remains an open question. john henderson, al jazeera keith. japan has mocked 77 years since the nag, a sucky atomic bombing with a bell tolling at the exact time the city was hes. oh, the u. s. drops the bomb at 11 o. 2 am during world war 23 days after launching the world's 1st nuclear attack it russia, the bomb and nagasaki instantly killed more than 70000 people. bark and u. r. e gun equals oak. although it is steep and difficult, our country is treading the path towards a world without nuclear weapons to that. and japan is sticking to its 3 principles of di, nuclear ation and or make an effort to connect the reality of our current challenging security environments to our ideal world without nucular arms. a russian rocket has blasted off from kazakhstan,

taking an iranian satellite into spice. intelligence officials quoted by the washington post say moscow plans to use the satellite to help it in the warren, you crying before handing it back to iran. but the iranian space agency says it will control the satellite from die one. iran says it will be used to monitor its borders and water resources. will heavy ryans have flooded south korea's capital tuning the streets of souls, affluent gangnam district into a river. at least 8 people have been confirmed. did. rob mcbride has more? these rains have been expected with forecast, is predicting around 300 millimeters of rainfall spread over the best part of a week. now, many places have already experienced that in the soul area in these past 2 days. and it is still raining, one place, recording $381.00 millimeters of rainfall on monday alone. now that's the heaviest

rainfall in a 115 years. but considering that's when records 1st began, it's pretty unprecedented. one of the worst effected areas has been the low lying gangnam district south of the han river. that's also home to the country's president. you took yell, who found himself stranded in his apartment. these rains have mostly been affecting south korea with the rain bands. now moving further south down the korean peninsula, but north korea has also been recording heavy rainfall with the north, suspected of releasing large amounts of water into the river system, shared by the 2 careers without informing the south 1st. because the 2 are talking at the moment, the korean peninsula usually gets annual reins in june with the return of the reins in september. but it seems that with changing weather patterns, this year,

the rains have returned earlier and heavier than usual. and immigration stand off has intensified in the us as texas continues to pass migrants to other states with little coordination. the american civil liberties union has criticized the move and cold on the federal government to investigate gabrielle alexander reports from new york. they arrived by bus, tired and hungry, several dozen migrants and asylum seekers from mostly central and south american countries. arrived over the weekend to a bus terminal in new york city. they all had one way ticket and nowhere to go. they all crossed into the west to the state of tex's days earlier, but that states governor greg abbot has said that they are overwhelmed by the recent influx of migrants. so he's bust some of them to immigrant friendly, new york city. as a way of saying you deal with them. but new york's mayor eric adams on monday

blasted abbott, saying the city shelters are unprepared to properly care for the migrant. and i don't think anything being is more anti american of then shipping people on a bus. 45 hour trip of without any of the basic needs that they have of direction or coordination, coordination we have no, i did a number of people. we have no idea of you know, witted final destination or he's just totally disregarding of the human part of this. and it's not just new york in recent days and weeks abbot has bust in estimated 6000 migrants to washington d. c as well. a city already dealing with a homeless crisis. the defense department rejected the mayor's request for national guard troops to help deal with the influx of migrants from texas. abbot is a far right conservative with a record of pro gun and anti immigration policies. he's currently in

a hard fought reelection campaign in november. while he says busing, migrants to washington in new york is only because his state social safety net is being strained. others see him as using migrants as pawns in a dangerous political stunt. as for the migrants in new york, many were desperate. but why did i come here because a situation in the country that everyone knows about because it's difficult to survive in venezuela, there's no medicine, there's no security, there's nothing. there is no way to live in peace, as is normally the case with political battles of immigration in america. it's humans who often get used as pawns this time in the form of one way bus tickets. gabriel is ando al jazeera new york. 2 of the 3 white men convicted of murdering black men, ahmed ivory have received

a 2nd life sentence on federal height. crime charge is in the u. s. travis mc michael. his son gregory, and neighbor, william bron chased the unarmed 25 year old. while he was jogging before, shooting him in the state of georgia in 2020, all 3 are already serving life sentences for the murder, who members of indigenous communities in bangladesh, a protesting against a government decree, they say denies their existence. media have been ordered to avoid using the wood indigenous during coverage of the unions international die of the world's indigenous peoples. the government has been trying to since of the word for years, insisting there are no such groups in the country. about 3000000 people in bangladesh climb the status attempt. chandry has more from mud of her bangladesh. bangladesh is home to more than 54 indigenous peoples. thus spake more than 35 languages and have distinct cultural identities. yet they are referred to

collectively as are the marshes. i tundra dahl bought, teaches young people about their cultural heritage to ensure it is passed on to future generations. i mean, you think of a shaggy mission when they put it. i don't know, of course, i consider myself as indigenous. our ancestors, including my forefathers, have been living here for centuries and to birthright. i am a native indigenous person with an ear. indigenous groups represent nearly 2 percent of the population of 168000000 bangladesh. to this day has not adopted the 2007 you and declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples and the land rights of the indigenous communities in this country still remain one of the most contentious and unresolved issues. the un declaration obligates the government to restore ancestor a land and protect minority groups from oppression and discrimination. am i that i still do? kennedy, so i, it is unfortunate that our state still refuses to recognize the identity of our

people as indigenous for more than a decade now, which is wrong. if indigenous people are recognized as per the un mandate, it could also serve the nation's interest by accepting the cultural and ethnic diversity of all concerned. some school textbook have been published in indigenous languages, but most are gathering dust. even though some school books have been published in native languages, so far, the government has not given us formal permission to teach those in schools in 2011 bangladesh and acted a law that classifies none bengali tribe as ethnic minorities rather than as indigenous groups. right groups and analysts thing that formal recognition of indigenous peoples would mean the return of lands and protection of fundamental rights. which is why the government is reluctant to adopt the un resolution. i'll just it i had hoped to get some clarity from the information minister. however,

our request for an interview went unanswered. sandwich audrey al jazeera mother per bangladesh, a beluga, while stranded in france, could be moved to a tank as vents, rice, against time, to try and save its life. the while now in the river sin is thousands of kilometers from its natural habitat, an arctic, or sub arctic waters. bernard smith reports, it's a long way from home and there's no easy way to get this beluga whale back to where he belongs. he straight into the river sane and a swarm nearly half way to paris, 80 kilometers up river. now officials have decided the best way of saving the huge mammal is to move it to a salt water tank. but it'll be challenging operation. and if i skip company who i need is some one among you has an idea how to transport a below go weighing 800 to 900 killer ssl and 4 meters long without putting an endanger. yet because danger is real, we're all very aware of it. there's a real risk in transporting it and we're doing everything to ensure that was done

in danger. it's life may be one worth, but at least what we will have tried our best bewail is being held in a lock basin where vets of administered vitamins and antibiotics he had been refusing to weeks. jack on obsessive conduct in all, it will not. we've been observing his behavior and noticed these a bit stressed, but what is reassuring is that he's managing his stress and has been relatively cold. what did, he prefers the side of the lug where there is less noisy. yeah, presumably the nearest beluga population is nearly 3000 kilometers away north of norway. scientists hope that by building up his strength in a closely monitored tank. this well will be better prepared for the very long swim home. bernard smith, al jazeera, will styles have been paying tribute to olivia newton john, who's died at the age of $73.00. she was one of the most popular recording artists of the seventy's and eighty's,

but was perhaps best known for her role in the block boss to grace leah harding looks back on her life. ah sandy, tell me about this is the role that shot olivia newton john to international stardom starring opposite john travolta as sandy in greece. ah. blue, the 1978 film became the biggest grossing musical of the 20th century. and was the pinnacle of the british born australian singers career, which had already seen her cell more than 100000000 records. i've never seen this before, but this is the collection of i'd say, most of my gold and platinum records over the years. newton john went on to win for grammy's after greece, including one for her work on this. oh,

it's credited for starting this questionable fashion trend forever tied to the 80 ah newton. john's work stretched beyond music and the silver screen. she served as goodwill ambassador for the united nations before being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992. she turned her 30 year battle with the disease into advocacy and philanthropy founding the olivia newton john cancer and wellness center in melbourne, australia. in 2020, she was recognized by the u. k. is queen elizabeth, who appointed her a dame. and what's the one memory that stands out the most from 40 years ago, removing olivia throughout at all. she remained close with her greece. co star john travolta from 40 years earlier. ah, yes, i think we had crushes on each other, but we both were saying other people and, but i think that's what made the chemistry work.