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receipt on al jazeera ah 5 years ago, leon mazama force has commenced a scorched earth campaign against the retina minority leaving a trail of death and destruction. hundreds of thousands were forced into exile in neighboring bangladesh. in a special report, we look at the plight of the rocking gun today on out to 0. ah, the president vladimir lensky warns of a powerful response to russia on the eve of ukraine's national day.
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ah, o'clock, this is absurd, light from day ha! also coming up heading to jail, malaysia's former prime minister, nazi brasix conviction and a multi 1000000000 dollar corruption cases are held by the top court. iraq supreme court suspends work off the supporters of shirt leda mc toddler. all cited to mon parliament be dissolved shrinking harvests in chad. how extreme weather is affecting thousands of farms and pushing out free prices. ah, sir, ukraine is on edge after warnings that russia may ramp up the tax around its independence day. united states is issued a security alert saying it has information that russia is expected to step up strikes against civilian targets. in the coming days, cave has banned mass gatherings for the whole week,
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but ukrainians are still finding ways to mount vacation towards a boat reports from the ukraine and capitol. it's national flag day in ukraine. president followed me to the lens. he attended a ceremony to honor the symbol of the fight against the nation fetus across the east and south have been occupied by russia. ukraine is fighting to get them back. mccauley, there is name a g. we will never recognize someone's callers or nor land. and in our skies were always ready to the fin, or blue and yellow flag. i asked now to commemorate heroes who gave their lives for those scholars. with a moment of silence, olivia ukrainian also marking 31 years of independence from soviet ruling. the government has displayed russian tanks and are more vehicles that have been destroyed during the past 6 months. ukraine and official se moscow had been hoping to hold a military parading central key to celebrate its victory. but this is what they got . instead, they'd have atlanta is confident,
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her country will prevail. we pray everything among went toward the war to be over with, believe in our army and west. sure it's going to be over the with our week to read, but it just depends on the time. ah, ukraine, he's on high alert presidency. lensky says bloody me to pull, denise plotting fresh all sorts. and us intelligence agencies have warned. russia may be planning strikes against government buildings or civilian infrastructure. keep it's far from the front line and as only rarely been hit by russian missiles since you're queen, enforce hasn't managed to push russian soldiers out of the city. back in march, but or 40. they are cautious or have bending public gatherings and are asking people to take the air. raid sirens very seriously rule since february, thousands of people have been displaced, enjoyed and killed. felicia is that reminder of the atrocities russian forces committed in their attempt to take. the capitals bothered him,
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but he says he's still helping to bury there remains found in mass graves across town. we had to move to the queue. i think that neither i, nor anyone who lives in ukraine who witnessed the walk and understand what happened for now we are surviving on adrenalin. but after everything that's happened, i'm worried that the off the medical loss, decades 6 months on ukrainians are fighting for survival against an enemy that is unwilling to retreat. that is, i will, i will just see down keep hundreds of people including politicians have gathered in moscow for the funeral. a pro criminal political commentator dire geena. she was a daughter of prominence. russian ultra nationalists killed in a car bombing. the russia blames on ukraine, letting papa reports alexander duke in listening to tribute to his daughter. daria was killed on saturday in a car bomb attack near moscow. a father says she recently told him she felt like a warrior,
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not the price that we have to pay can be justified by only $1.00 thing, the highest achievement victory. she lived in the name of victory and she died in the name of victory, our russian victory, our truth, our orthodoxy, our country and our empire. daria took in her was 29 and worked as a commentator on a nationalist, russian television channel. just 2 days after the attack, russia's federal security service or fs, be named a ukrainian woman as the perpetrator. it said she'd rented an apartment in the same building as do gonna, ukraine has said it does not resort to tara tactics, blaming russia's own government or security operations. it typically came, takes months or even years, often never for a political mergers to be sold. and yet a f as b rushes. curtis, those claims have done as a matter of hours. and i think everyone looking the kind of details that providing,
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ah, you've come to the conclusion, there's nothing credible about the story that they have put together. how much influence to gain has over president vladimir putin has been the subject of speculation inside and outside russia. what's clear is he and his daughter expressed far right. nationalist views in public and strongly supported the invasion of ukraine. but they've both been placed on international sanctions lists for spreading misinformation. witnesses say, alexander duke in decided at the last minute to travel in a different vehicle from his daughter, social media footage showed him looking on with the car still in flames. you, president putin has never publicly supported him, but he's called the car bomb. evil and posthumously awarded duke enter the order of courage medal. nadine baba al jazeera, you a group of you countries. it shares borders with russia, wants to ban tourists from their rusher and it's exclaim clinic grad borders. european union members, finland, stony eyed, lexia, lithuania,
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potent. all 5 are now pushing for e. u wide ban on russian tourists. the entire blog band, russian planes from its air space falling moscow's invasion of ukraine in february . that may countries with land borders into popular holiday destinations for visitors from russia at russian license plates on 3 calls are common cited finance because it lends foreign minister says it's become a transit country ban is expected to be discussed at next week's meeting. if you foreign ministers, irma sorento is the estonian minister of foreign affairs and he says, the move to ban russian tourists is a matter of ethics. it is a on moral pro, understanding to allow the russian federation citizens to enter the country for when there is an aggression war going on. and secondly, also to that, to give a clear signal that there is a need imminent need to grow close all europe to russian federation citizens and
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there are around 10, medium valley. shane going to these us, which are r e should to russian for the nation citizens, and we believe that they should be bad european sanction. to close them, the russian tourist can get into ester nick on they, if they come through or get their visas from other european countries. is that right? yes. now they do have what we are. did having negotiations with neighboring countries of you, of russian federation, where that aren't our national competence, we should leave me that entry through our countries. but right now, at the 3rd countries, each should change and these owners are allowed to pass for 74 minutes. so you want the, you to a not a union wide band. do you think it's likely i think yes, this is our moral duty where we are capable to that level of responsibility
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. let's see in coming weeks, are you coming by? so let me remind that the or the both sides of for delaying, they have price and the price are not bombs which are dropped to our towels. but the bombs which are dropped or do the host schools and hospitals salinas. and there you are. great. hm. malays his top court is up held a guilty verdict in jail sentence against former prime minister nigi braddock naji, repeal the gates of 2020 convictions for money laundering and corruption. at a 12 year presenter, prosecutors have said 4 and a half $1000000000.00 was stolen from the one m d b fund that he co founded closely. repose not from calling them. why not? you press ok is seen leaving court with a police escort after losing his final appeal. malaysia's former prime minister begins serving a 12 year prison sentence and must pay
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a $46000000.00 fine. he had been found guilty in 2020 of illegally accepting $10000000.00 from a former subsidiary of state investment fund, one mtv. his departure from court was in stark contrast to his arrival earlier in the day, cuz it ended up like 1st i'd like to thank everyone for showing up and showing me your support them. i have tried with all that i can, but everything i proposed to the court is rejected. his lawyers had attempted to postpone proceedings and even tried to have the chief judge removed, but failed. malaysia's top court was unanimous ruling nudges. defense was, quote, so inherently inconsistent and incredible that it failed to cast reasonable doubt. on the prosecution's case, lawyers say they have not ruled out seeking a review of the decision. now, jim could also seek a pardon from the king. of course we are very sad because we lost the appeal.
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i only say that we seek comfort and solace in the words of a great indian juris was set that the all my dear lord and dispense perfect justice. some supporters were visibly upset when the decision was announced . analysts say the judgment will have political implications. not only, not you will have her sibling night to night, but the party to which he be long term, namely, no, i'm no party would also have to ponder very carefully as to whether they would continue to align with even in terms of claiming innocence or they would draw a clear line of demarcation between the party and you such dead. so for example, the party would have a refresher image. the ruling will also make it more difficult, said not to stage
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a political campaign. he'll lose his parliamentary seat and won't be able to contest the next election. a damage to his reputation as severe. not only was he the 1st prime minister to lose a general election in 2018, he is the 1st to be convicted. matchup still faces several more trials linked to the looting of one mtv. he is denied all charges. lawrence louis al jazeera, qualitative in iraq support. as of a, she politician, we told her asada a rolling outside the offices of the supreme judicial council and baghdad. the cordial judges to dissolve parliament and set a date for early elections to be held. last week, the judicial body told santa it has no authority over the legislature. the council says it's unconstitutional to try to force it to issue a decree. robert ottawa does in baghdad, he says, an arrest warrant has been issued for a senior protocol edition. they have been chanting get again as to what they consider the corruption of the state of the judiciary system. in fact,
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they have been sitting up tents here. they say that they're planning for an opening sit in until their demands are met. now, this is another episode of the escalation time in front of the supremes industry council. remember these some of the supporters that were camping in front of the parliament for a month now? the sent it, some of them have been sent here and they say that did accusing the judiciary system of the district council of being a part of the corrupt system in on the other hand, the supreme judiciary council has it opened an investigation in a what is considered as threats and to it's as tough by a supporters of which they athlete a mock to the a so that in fact, the judiciary council has issued an arrest warrant against a top leader. prove other leader, a former,
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a law maker. and the prominent politician affiliated to him, up to the a, so that it for what the judiciary council considered as threats against the council . now, these protests are to say that the, the judiciary council is collaborating in the whole dilemma by not taking decision to dissolve the parliament up. remember, this is one of their top demands. the reason why the of the qu occupy the parliament headquartered is that the demanding, the parliament be dissolved, and the, an ill elections be held as a way out of the current. political deadlock is still ahead here and out 0. we fall approaches in thailand's capital, where people have gathered to demand the resignation of the prime minister and the migrants who died at sea trying to leave lebanon to military searches for the bodies of the coast of tripoli. ah
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hello there, let's look to the middle east and from northern half of the region. it is a relatively quiet picture sh temperatures that still on the, for the likes of 2 ways as well as western areas of iran and iraq. temperatures have been down, however, across the gulf. we've got a shamal that's going to blow in, that's going to pick temperatures up, but it will relieve some of the humidity in places like a guitar. it's still looking very unsettled. however, in that southwest corner we have seen devastating flooding in yemen, that rain continues trickling up into the southwest of saudi arabia. we've also seen devastating flooding across a sudan. at least 6 states have had states of emergency declared that rain is set to continuing. you can see that band of red nice easterly waves pulling west, bringing some of those heavy downfalls to nigeria. and for the westmore coastal areas such as senegal and the gambia southern areas of martina as well as seems
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very heavy rain by thursday for the south of this a much quiet picture across large areas of southern africa. there's been some improvement in cape town for the wet and windy weather is never far away. look at that, a drop to the mid teens for cape town, but for johannesburg, sunshine, the temperature at $25.00 degrees celsius. that's whoever, ah, this november will come is coming to cut off the clock is ticking as the main event gets closer. every step of the way. i'm going to go through that with sure, mom seems can expect some strong support here in the latest news teams and friends in different regions across the globe as they looked them up on the 2020 the welcome with everyone else. oh no
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news. ah. and again, you're watching out 0 mind about top stories. this hour and ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says there will be a powerful response bytes forces if russia watches any attacks wednesday, marks by its ukraine's independence day. in 6 months, the start of russia's invasion. the funeral has been held for pro criminal political commentator darya, gina who was killed in a cop army on saturday. russia says he, crane organize the attack. keep denies involvement. malays is top. cortisol held a guilty verdict and jail sentence against former night, former prime minister dodgy resolution, as you repealed against a 2020 conviction of money laundering the corruption and
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a 12 year prison term. palestinian president mahmoud abbas is in the turkish capital of anchor for 3 day visit. abbas was welcomed by the turkish president recipe toppa. when at the presidential palace you're expected to discuss regional issues. his visit comes less than a week out to turkey restored diplomatic ties with israel. bristol said i was following the meeting from istanbul. explains what the 2 leaders we'll talk about quite according to the statement from there, took the presidency mostly there the, the biometric nations and the regional affairs are going to be at the table, but particularly the economy issues are going to be high on the agenda during the meeting between the 2 presidents here over the sources that they have talked to are telling me that the importance of deals with it if it's a symbolism. so we just know that a bus with a comes on the heels of the food restoration of the relation diplomatic relations between turkey and israel. last week,
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these 2 companies have decided to restore the full diplomatic, the full diplomatic relations and reinstate ambassadors since 2018. it was quite a brief to in the relations of israel and truck. you can see them. the fact that these, the, the got the floating rate in 2010, the relations between 2 companies have been quite freight. so now when they have agreed a deal to, to, to restore the ties. the, the main concern was palestine and the ticket for the minister mode of social. it was quite creek to come up and say that the normal additional relation between israel and turkey is not going to come at the cost of turkey's relations with palestine. and they have, given the turkey has given assurances to the palestinian authorities and dorothy and hamas. so we have seen that despite some of the palestinians criticizing the move the palestinian authority and how much have refrained from criticizing these
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move? 8 grain silos in lebanon. that would damage the bay route port explosion have collapsed . it is the 3rd time storage facilities at the port of the past month. officials say the buildings absorbed much of the impact from the explosion in 2020 killed more than 200 people. the governments had ordered, they should be demolished, but the operation was put on hold as victims, families wanted. the silos preserved as a memorial fire has been pending since july is rotting grain fermented in the summer heat. the liberties military is searching for the bodies of 30 people who went missing off the coast tripoli. 4 months ago, they were attempting to seek a new life in europe. sabrina's not being used to try and find the bodies in order as this report. the shores of northern lebanon had become part of a route for refugees and migrants bound for europe. 4 months ago, a tragedy at sea highlighted the desperation among an increasingly impoverished population. now, survivors have returned to the site of the ship rec,
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about 6 kilometers off the coast. at least 30 members of their families. among them, children are still missing with a submarine paid for by donations. an operation is under way to try to retrieve bodies that could still be inside the boat. 450 meters below sea level, down into many behind them odour villa. barney's government did not do it. duty towards people. it is because of them. these people died. they wanted a better life, salam engineers, and they were among those who drowned their mother. betty survived, along with her 2 sons and future son in law. she and her 2 daughters had hoped to reach italy to escape a life of poverty and unemployment. there are conflicting reports on what caused
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the boat to sink when it was intercepted by the lebanese army. but families want closure. hello, my name is alice low. feel even if it's just one bone, i want it, a shoe. whatever it is, it belonged to my daughters, and i want it. the tragedy hasn't stopped lebanese from trying to reach europe by sea. earlier this month, 75 people were rescued from a sinking boat off the coast of turkey. authority say illegal migration has been increasing steadily. at least 3000 people are believed to have tried or were able to reach europe in the past 6 months. and unlike in the past, most people risking the journey are lebanese, not syrian or palestinian refugees. bomb low mother, i will make another attempt to live another. i won't stop until i leave this country where you live without any dignity. here there's helplessness and concern
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for the future. but most of all there is grief. send it to the ashes. eda, off the coast of north in lebanon. there have been protests in thailand's capital of bangkok, ahead of a court ruling that will decide if the prime minister can remain in power. paris chan, archer and 10 of his ministers survived to no confidence for at last month opposition parties had alleged ethics violations prior to our nicu in 2014 opponent say he should step down on wednesday when his 8 year term is up. tony chang has more now from bangkok, a hair in the crowd of the protest. is there a people holding up signs calling for piety, general church to get out ah, carrying the speeches. the fiery speeches up on the stage to speak about the speaker is denouncing out in his time in power that they say according to the constitution could, should come to the end of midnight tonight. the point at which he's been in power for 8 years after seeing how and a military coup in 2014,
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he said he'll abide by the decision of the constitution copeland to we're going to rule on that point of lot to morrow. i don't know. they'll make an immediate decision, but it's constitutional court, which is still in the government's favor. 5 of the 9 judges have been put in place by them, and their rulings in the past have generally favored the government. nonetheless, this is really about building up momentum by the opposition. i head of elections next year. the crowd here is relatively large, but this isn't what type of barry of position we saw in 2020, when tens of thousands of young people took over the tie capital, calling for the prime minister to step down. and i think the opposition in bringing this call for the prime minister to step down from pass and to be held according to the constitution. he paused through 2017 trying to build that momentum. again.
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there is unhappiness here in china with the government. there is a cost of living crisis is a feeling that covered was mismanage. and they want to capitalize on that. i had the general election next year. the australian government had to launch an inquiry into decision by the former prime minister to secretly appoint himself to 5 ministries during the pandemic. the solicitor general says that scott morrison's appointments were legal, the decision to keep them quiet undermined the principles of responsible government . sir clark has this report. one day after receiving advice from australia, solicitor general, prime minister anthony albanese, unveiled his report. it's found that his predecessors decision to appoint himself covertly to 5 ministerial rolls was legal, but filing to inform his cabinet, the parliament, the public. and for ministers was inconsistent with how the country should be run. the advice show is, i think, a very clear,
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clear criticism and critique all the implications that are there for our democratic system of government. during the pandemic, scott morrison swore himself in as joint minister for health have affairs, finance, treasury, and resources. the governor general ever saw the appointment, but he too, didn't to inform parliament that was cleared by the nation's top lawyer. albanese says a wider inquiry is needed. the inquiry will know to examine what happened and how it happened. it will also need to examine what the implications, ah, ah, for what occurred either whether there are any legal issues that arise constitutional law is agree and say the parliament needs to be informed of all ministerial appointments. if democracy is to be upheld. if we have secret seems we
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had a front to those principles into those norms that frustrates the ability and prevents and holding minutes to the counter, you don't know who the minutes are on, which ministers are responsible, what alma can't bat process a bit of cereal, accountability to parliament doesn't work. we're sorry minister albanese has flagged the loophole that allows ministry appointments to be made without informing the public and has asked his department to make that a priority. as to scott, most of the former prime minister said it was in the national interest for him to take on the extra portfolios during the pandemic. extraordinary and unprecedented time, so far, he's refused to resign. 0 o'clock out his era, brisbin, australia, pakistan's, former prime minister and run con, says terrorism charges against him prove there is no rule of law in the country on sunday. please charge con with making threats against the judiciary and police. the high court grunted imperial until thursday. tom was forced out of office in
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a new confidence motion in april. but his popularity is searched as people face a sharp rise and the cost of living. the un is urging tom and calling for an impartial, legal process. the secretary general is aware of the chargers brought against the former prime minister and ron conn, and he emphasizes the need for a competent, independent, and impartial legal process. the secretary general urges com, lowering of tensions and respect for the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms. farmers and chad, se climate changes affecting their harvests, contributing to an increase in food prices. hundreds of thousands of people are struggling to make ends meet the world bank estimates. 42 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. it morgan reports from a city in the hydro. lamar region, north of the capital and mana, 4 years solid heb beckett has own this farm. exporting corn and other crops to provinces across chad. but in the past few years, he says his harvest have shrunk
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a lot or live in the thought of mobility. in the past 3 years or so, we would planted around the time we were expecting rains. it would rain and then stop. well, so some died. i lost 20 acres of the crops i planted this year because of the change in rain patton, alma, my dad. thousands of champions depend on farming for their livelihood, but many say they've been producing less as the result of global warming. the you and environment agency considers chad among the country's most vulnerable to climate change. it's not just erratic rainfall. chad also suffers from cycles of drought. the extreme weather means smaller harvests and lower returns for farmers. and because less produce reaches the market. prices have increased in a country where nearly half the population of 13000000 live below the poverty line . chad relies heavily on imports and the knock on effect of the rise in global
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prices can already be felt. many people say they simply can't afford some items of food. i. e. o has i'm and anybody home got the i did it up when i was to be guys. just keep increasing him. dale and i used to buy a lot of food before honey, but now i've reduced what i buy. i'm some things i've stop buying altogether. inflation is less than 3 percent, but hundreds of thousands of people are in less than $500.00 a year, according to the government, which says it's working to reduce costs. oh goodness, and arthur, the government each year sit some of its budget to buy commodities at the normal price and sell them to people who can't afford at lower prices. well, that's to reduce the impact on price science and the government is working to support vital industries and work on getting investments to improve the economy. and i love people here say the whole price has go down soon so they can afford to put food on their table. he bill morgan out to the euro. has it'd be at chad. ah.

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