hitting that bodies on the line to force attention of the issues that my said to that climate change is a symptom of a system like breaking down. when i go, that route fails, die with action was the good left open for democratic societies or one that allow for there to be debate, no politician in this country as i was shut down in arms, vasily people half generation change on out his era. ah, had dramatic rescue off the english coast. 43 migrants sir, brought to safety out to their boat camp sizes. but at least 4 others have died. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up explosions, hit central parts of the ukrainian capital, as russian forces continued to destroy energy facilities. ah,

peru expands at state of emergency to deal with growing protests after former prison, pedro castillo was ousted and detained. and is not a huge, semi final coming up at the fif, woke up with morocco taking on france. ah, 43 migrants attempting to cross the channel have been rescued from cold waters off the coast of england. their boat capsized in the channel. at least 4 others are confirmed. did. 30 of those rescued were plucked from the water, the international organization for migration estimates that 205 migrants have been recorded as missing in the channel since 2014 of the capsizing of the migrant boat and the english channel was addressed in the u. k. parliament during the prime

ministers questions. here's what richie sooner had to say this is speaker, i'm sure the whole house who share my sorrow at the cap sizing of a small boat in the channel in the early hours of this morning. and the tragic loss of human life, our hearts go out to all those affected and attributes to those involved in the extensive rescue operation. will andrew simmons joins us now from dover. and, andrew, can you explain a little bit more about this remarkable rescue? well will be, know, is that sir, there was a very fast response from both the u. k. rescue services on the french rescue services. this very small dingey boat was about midway across the channel into english waters. it did actually capsize, but most of the people recovered were in the water. and that is quite extraordinary that they survived because it was sub 0, the water would have been sub 0. really,

i see conditions the traffic really people traffickers are thought to have favor the weather because it, them see was calm on the winds were low and this time of year it may be a perilous in terms of temperature, but the people traffic has appear to be favoring these conditions for their illegal trade in human misery. now the, what's thought that at least 4 and a half died there have been a recovery, has been a recovery of bodies going on from the life boatman, a based here in dover, at where there are a forensic tents set up just out of view. but the lifeboats have been coming and going a really remarkable job they've done, but sadly, a body box have been brought through here and also injured. a people rushed to ashford hospital in kent. from here, it's been

a major operation involving not only the life but man, but the royal navy, the u. k. well, navy, the french navy coast got helicopters right across the board. this is not new. of course this, i some hundreds and hundreds of migrants are happening, crossing the channel in only the past few weeks, and the total this year exceeds $40000.00. that's a record figure. and no one needs reminding of the dangers. it was only a year ago, just over a year ago, the $27.00, a migrants died in the cold waters of midway between england and france. and so as a political issue, it's very big in the u. k. and as a humanitarian issue, it's a full scale emergency and a thank you so much that it's andrew simmons for us in dover. well, the kremlin says there has been no discussion of

a truce with ukraine over the christmas new year period. russia has launched a new wave of strikes on the ukrainian capital. officials and caves say 2 administrative buildings were damaged, but it offenses were able to shoot down through attain russian drones, preventing further destruction. russia has destroyed much of ukraine's energy facilities, causing rolling blackouts as winter sits in the middle for too much of i was getting ready for work when the siren went out and walk about 30 minutes past before the explosion. i saw a bright flash outside of this e mail. now she's at around 6 30 in the morning. there was a strong sound. my husband said hurry up and cover yourself with the blankets lightly. we covered ourselves in the explosion. wife went through them. we got atlas, we could not understand what was going on with me. we're, we're childrens has more on the attacks from cave another day where russia tries to hate energy infrastructure targets. but thankfully to day,

as we just heard from president the landscape at least a day when they did not succeed, 13 out of 13 drones were shot down. you can see the results, one of those shooting downs behind me. now this is an administrative building. thankfully, not the residential one, but you can see the damage the joint did even as it came down. after being shot out of the sky by air defense, there were several waves the launch. we were told that they come up the denita river flying low to avoid detection so that they are only spotted at the last minute, but at offense has done its job. today. every thermal power plant has been damaged in ukraine by recent ways of ass strikes missile strikes drove strikes so that the country has a massive energy deficit to just cannot produce as much energy as it needs to light all the buildings to keep everything running. so you have these emergency

power app, just shadows, power outages, if the new reality for, for this country. it's why ukraine and it's government have been asking it's international friends and allies for so much help and assistance just yesterday in paris at a donor conference, $1000000000.00, which was pledged $400000000.00 of that to go to fixing the energy infrastructure. but we're just hours away from finding out the 2nd world comp finalist, morocco applying france at l by stadium. later on wednesday, jim nash has more for okay, take on the defending champions, france later on wednesday, it's albert stadium in the 2nd world cup, semi final, the atlas lines have already beaten belgium, spain and portugal on their way to the semi's, but they'll have to keep quiet, kilian and buffet and olivia asia re 2 of the tournaments, top gold scores, the winner this one takes on argentina after their when on tuesday,

his samantha johnson to give us a more context to this fixture. so are you ready to watch history being made a few days ago, morocco were known as the last team in the world cup from africa and the arab wells . now they send us b plus african all abs quotes to make this semi fido's. this is huge. hyams about the johnson. this is well cut one over a truly sunny thing is that morocco hadn't got here through luck. they haven't lost again. no team has got past goalkeeper. yes. who's the man? they simply co, banos, not croatia, nor portugal, who are now out of the competition, leaving massive questions over the future of christiana and aldo. spain can even school with penalties. no. the only goal he conceited was from a member of his own

t, as they defended against canada. and now they take on france, the old european master, which ran morocco, the decades. hundreds of thousands of robins live in france. many more hoboken descent and many in these 2 teams will know each other ash, every game he plays. will paris angela and captain roman size was born and raised in france. paris, born so rambled foul plays for the french side always yet. so when all the bit lindsay wilkins will be cheering on their side from rabbit ran car horns will be hung king from magic cash to loss said, standing directly in their path to the final. all anton grissman, the midfielder who ran rings around england, libya's you is scored the winner against england. and then of course, they're killing him that way. he anterior, awaiting their own. it may be better to see. you can score the most goals of any side here in keta and buffet has 50 has 4 roku and their massive base of exuberant or your support is what we hope is believing. praying that they 9 go tally stays at

night, and that be arab after can dream stays alive all the way to the final. ah . and nicholas harker is following the world cup and casablanca and sarah hot out in isn't her house secret. key phillips 1st speak to joe in a kiss, raska who's outside the hotel where the marker team is staying in to our house we aspire. last time we spoke to you, you were talking to people who are desperate for tickets. have they had any luck? ah, not yet tom. we've moved around to the front of the hotel because we've got word that the team is going to be leaving soon. and that team bus out. but the fans that have gathered here they've been gathering here all morning right into the evening. now have still not had any luck getting tickets now. a lot of them come from overseas. they've landed overnight all this morning and they've been told, well, they read on social media stuff. let's be clear that they, they could get a ticket when they got to,

to doha. they were told 1st that they could get the ticket at the airport. obviously the, when our tickets at the airport for them are free tickets anyway. they were told that they could get a ticket at geneva stadium where we understand that some tickets were given out, but there was a huge crowd. and so many of them with been told to come here to the moroccan team hotel, but there are no tickets here. we've been told by some of them that, that happens in tickets given out by players and members of the rock and football federation, but only to friends and family members. so a lot of them now very desperate to get their hands on a ticket as you can imagine, they're still here but they. 8 don't feel quite desperate and wondering why they made the journey from places like the usa, from switzerland, from saudi arabia, as well as, of course, iraq, her to come here to witness this very historic moment when they're actually gonna be able to watch it on tv. and date, well there's still a few hours to go, so fingers crossed for them that saw joe, and i guess raska inter house whisper. we're going to go to sarah har dot who's in

sequel keith, and i mention i don't even to mention. you can hear me, can you with all the moral concerns down there i mean any, i'm going to say their own. 2 can around and you can hear all the different i oh i

a i finally. thank you so much harder and quick if you think that's 5 hours to going to kick off a wonderful still have a voice. well,

we're going to go over to morocco now, and nicholas hock is in casablanca for us. and early you said that it was ryan, which was seen as a good omen. how of people feeling there now with only 4 or 5 hours until kick off? well, it seems like when you hear what's happening and cuts are that bureaucrats come to cut her. well, here it feels like cancer has come to morocco. every cafe, like the cathy that we've been through are watching what's happening in doha live. there's a real sense of communion with all the fans. so there were 30 flights that the roll air moran had organized for fans to go to doha late last night and they seem to have landed as we could as we we heard. but there are millions of people here will be watching the game in the next few hours since this morning. we've been hearing when people honking people, changing their clothes to the colors of morocco, red, green, and white in this cafe. the menu of the day or the meal of the day is a special dash called the rooster rooster. why?

because the symbol of france, of course is the rooster. and when i spoke to the waiters here, they say, well, the lines of the atlas will eat them alive. there is such optimism that this team is going to be friends and they have these 2 teams. so much in common, some members of the moroccan team are doing jewel, citizens, french, moroccan, and some members of the french. what are also doing that is it so it's a very special game indeed when we followed by millions of people here. and especially, especially here in casablanca, because a number of the players, notably bono, the goalkeeper that has only conceited one goal. since the beginning of this world cup is from casa blanca, he's hailed the hero. and let's talk about the coach while lead reggae, who is also, has really unified people here in morocco. but across the error world in an effort,

has words that resonate way beyond the moroccan squad. and i can tell you in synagogue where i was a few days ago, they'll be watching the game closely. so is in my hometown in my say, where there's a lot of moroccan. so there are people that will be watching this game closely. but no more than here, and cousin blanca where people are getting ready to watch this game back to you. thank you so much. that's nicholas hoc for us, and casablanca are still ahead on al jazeera, the us roles have the red carpet for african leaders as they try to county russian and chinese influence in the continent. we live from washington dc. smoke free 3 years out. new zealand plans to stop future generations from buying to backup. ah,

how low they will start in south asian. it's looking a lot quieter across southern areas of india now that the remnants of that fi clone have pulled out to see who still got some showers tickling into the coast. places like carola and some heavy rain popping off in sri lanka. and that's as the heavy rain moves away from the abdomen and nick, by islands into the bay of been go for the north of this a much dry, a picture if you showers here and there affecting the north west of india. but for pakistan and large areas of afghanistan, clear skies and those spread their way for the east. now that, that's not the case for southern areas of china as we head to east asia, more heavy rain to come here for the likes of hong kong, as well as taiwan. and we will see that rains start to creep its way into southern areas of japan by the time we get into friday. but it's a wintry mix that stealing the show across the north with more heavy snow to come for the likes of chicago and western areas. of han shoe, but it remains much warmer for the likes of tokyo,

the temperature sitting at 13 degrees on friday. we are, however, going to see things dip right down for the likes of soul and beijing. as that wintery weather continues. shanghai seen some showers 10 degrees on friday that she weather ah in with in depth analysis of the days headlines from around the world, do you think diplomacy still stands at chugs? i'm not very optimistic about any negotiation for crypto winter. it's gonna hold their inside story on al jazeera. ah

ah, you're watching the al jazeera reminder of our top stories. the south 43 migrants attempting to cross the channel, have been rescued from cold waters off the coast of england. their boat capsized in the channel, at least for others. a confirmed date. the ukrainian president says keeps it. defenses have shot down. 13 russian drones. russia has destroyed much of ukraine's energy facilities, causing rolling blackouts. this winter sits in morocco. support is a flocking to to high hit, the world cup semi final against france. don't join thousands of fans already in the country who have my chill morocco has been one of the best and most loudly supported, tames in the tournament. who chinese and russian influence on the african continents

is also coming under sharp focus at the 2nd u. s. africa summit and washington d. c. president joe biden has invited dozens of african leaders for 3 days of talks . it's the biggest international gathering of the u. s. capital, since the start of the cove at 19 pandemic own, she have returned to join us now from the summit and washington d. c. and, and what's happening at the summit today while the us africa business forum is under way several hours are paneled discussions with heads of state business leaders, u. s. government officials, i've been listening in it's been rather platter june. us so far just, you know, general statements about the potential for africa in the future. but that discussions about trade investments, agribusiness, the digital digital future secretary state lincoln will be addressing that forum in a few hours time. but everything is actually meeting up ready to present biden's

address, to the forum at 1830 gmc abroad waiting to see what it also tone he strikes would constantly be being told that actually know though the u. s. isn't making africa choose between china rusher and the us. we respect african jo, strategic decisions, or are we looking for that for that turn? the hope i think liter 0 hope are going to be less of the you know, you africans are being naive. you don't seem to realize that china is using use to turn that we often hear from us, secure national security and foreign policy officials here. and more of now we respect your decision to charge your own destiny by not having any bilateral meetings, 1000000000 leaders, which hasn't gone unnoticed, but we've been told by the white house. they will be substantially of little moments with various leaders, both up before him. here on wednesday and thursday at the white house for dinner tonight, secretary blink and we'll be having all the bilateral meeting he's been running his way through the the guest list. we've got

a very general read out to what we're saying, discuss. but we know that though, in a broad sense, the usaa saying we're going to give you $55055000000000.00 and investments over the next 2 years. we need some scrutiny of that number. we don't really know what those investments actually consist. often how much of that is going to going back to eric and weapons manufacturers, what we know, we don't, we have no idea really what i think it means we're going to, we're going to support in a new presence of the g. 20 an african nation at the security council and, and so on. so there's my not true readings on the sidelines interested me on the schedule. when you look at it, the only leader who's really getting the treatment is the egyptian president. in order to get to buy the actual meeting with secretary clinton, but also gets to get to the pentagon this afternoon where he'll gotten on a god on a meeting with the defense secretary. okay, thank you for that update that she had for 20 for us from washington d. c. at least 140 people have been killed and flooding in can, shall, for the capital of democratic republic of congo. there have been landslides across

the city of 15000000, which have destroyed homes and roads. nearly 40000 houses were inundating. the president has blamed climate change for the disaster. peruse government has expanded a state of emergency as protests continue to spread across the country. demonstrate his are demanding that form of prism pedro castillo be released from jail. he's accused of an attempted coo and was arrested last week. at least 7 people, including teenagers, have been killed in the unrest. marianna sanchez reports from lima violent protests continue in the streets of the day with more dest injury in them, the wayner, an explosive wind told whom being at least 15 police officers in lima. 5000 police have been deployed to contain the protest. well, they say they've been authorized to use rubber pellets. he, lucy, can minister says the armed forces will take control of key infrastructure like

airports, highways, electric plants in light of protest. 8 till the regions are now in a state of emergency. but he didn't know when the pleated with demonstrators to stop the violence. after i call on you to ask the social basis to calm down the violence, we peruvian don't deserve these deaths. the situation of gales, peruvians do not deserve it. on what has formed a crisis committee, the defense and interior ministers have been tasked to whole talks with demonstrators. but many protesters say they won't stop them. tweedy and to former president did or the theory is freed. well, you know, we went freedom for president castillo, not mrs. blue, that she has done, and the president, seeing that number is in your now, gusty, your will remain under arrest. a judge denied his appeal to be freed. the support

forbid, august the your has gone beyond hills borders, the left wing president of mexico, argentina columbia. believe you have said that he is a victim of harassment and he was legitimately elected the foreign ministry has responded st. castillo, without it for attempting to dissolve congress illegally. these protesters one castillo freed in her calling for general elections. now, proceed in been what they has committed to bring them forward to 2024. but for now, she's pleading for comb with in a friend to suggest cedar rapids or mexico has shut down a large migrant camp and the southern state of while harker, the camp was used by thousands of migrants to obtain transit documents for the united states. the move comes just days before an into restrictions sit by a u. s. federal judge that expelled at asylum seekers. crossing the border. a

caught in the bahamas has denied by old to the founder of collapse crypto currency exchange. if t x sam, bank mon fried, is facing multiple criminal charges accused of committing one of the biggest financial fraud and us history. he will remain behind bars until february, as he's been declared a flight risk. the early results and fifties general election show the governing party trailing the opposition vote counting is continuing to form a koolaid is are vying to become prime minister in an election that's seen as a test of fiji democracy, but turn out was the lowest in a decade wine have reports as they went to the polling stations, voters in fiji echoed the concerns of so many others around the world. the cost of living crisis and rebuilding the economy after the coven $19.00 shut down. this government is doing so much for the people. they are giving was fairs, food vouchers, even the lot of things the government is done,

people are just really nervous about how things gonna turn out and am excited also on for the possibility of change. that nervousness was because the election was largely a choice between 2 men with a history of interfering in the democratic process. prime minister frank viney mariama led a military coup in 2006 and has been in power ever since. as with the previous vote in 2018, his main challenge was another former military man sit beneath rumble cap, who led to cooper in 1987 before being democratically elected as prime minister. given the collective history of the 2, there's been plenty of apprehension in fiji about what could happen after this votes. i accepted a mighty peep mighty 90. my congratulated mr. cherry octavia ah, president, house and office. and i hope we can do that, though. we cannot live forever with them are blue forever. as bonnie madonna went

to cast his vote in the capital sousa, he was in no mood to discuss with the media whether he would respect the outcome. i haven't got any tilden her report from mr. little from last me question. but a question for you. this year fiji found itself at the center of a geopolitical tussle between china and the united states and its allies, australia, and new zealand. while fiji cheered the pacific islands forum, beijing launched a diplomatic offensive, attempting to sign a regional security and economic packed with pacific countries, which was unsuccessful. any military intervention after this election would again test regional relations and potentially add to the economic concerns of fijians. wayne, hey, al jazeera police and protest is in greece. have fought after a rome, attain shot by police last week died and hospital ah,

hundreds of people marched in the boy's home city of to salon. mickey, a small group through molotov cocktails, a police who responded with tear guess new zealand is imposing a life time tobacco ban on future generations. and you set of laws will make it illegal to sell tobacco products and cigarettes to anybody born after 2008. this means the number of people able to buy tobacco will shrink each year. you sealant smoking right, is already at a historic low. the legislation is designed to cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco by 90 percent in 3 years. there is no good reason to allow our product to be so that kills half the people that use it. and i can tell you that we will end this in the future as we pass this legislation. this bill will create generational change and it will leave

a legacy of better health for our youth. it will reduce hospitalizations and reduce the burden of smoking related illness. it will save thousands of lives and billions for their future health system. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. the south 43 migrants attempting to cross the channel, have been rescued from cold waters off the coast of england. their boat capsized from the channel. at least 4 others are confirmed. did. andrew simmons has more from dover? it was a very fast response from both the u. k. rescue services on the french rescue services. this very small dingey boat was about midway across the channel into english waters. it did.