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ah, hello, i'm emily anglin. this is al jazeera alive from dough house are coming up tens of thousands of workers rally in france against president and manual microns proposed pension reforms. will be live from paris. israeli forces kill 2 palestinians during a ride and he occupied west bank. 17 palestinians have been killed so far this year . the surprise announcement in new zealand. jacinta ogden says she stepping down as the country's leader. i know what the stroke takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. ah, we begin in iraq where at least 4 people have been killed in

a stampede in the city of basrah, just hours before it was due to a host. the final of a regional foot or tournament incident took place outside bathroom international stadium up to 80 other reportedly injured host. the rock would you to take on a man in the arabian gulf cut final later on thursday, monkwood abdel, while head has more from bedroom, the authorities here in bustler, in order to alleviate the anger of those fans who would turn it back from the vicinity of the stadium, it has set up largest screens in fan. it soon assumes or fan areas in squares main is put in basra to give them an opportunity to watch the match in our doors. meanwhile, the iraq's football association has announced that the main estate stadium,

the paul, the palmer trunk stadium, that is, it allocated to host the final match between iraq and all man is filled to capacity authorities. in front of the main gate of the stadium have asked all fans to pull out from the area as well. how much he asked with that he, the prime minister has arrived earlier in basrah and held an emergency meeting with its authorities. noted to deal with the situation as you know, that bus for people have been proud of hosting this arabian golf tournament. after more than 4 decades of isolation, but at the same time, authorities here admit that the, that the cities, facilities, premises or roads and stadiums are not fully prepared to contain or to, to, to absorb large numbers over the allocated numbers for the statements. let's head

to france now, where nationwide strikes against president, manuel microns proposed pension were phones they're under wayne face, alive, pictures of crowns in my say, after the government announced plans to raise their time and age by 2 years to 64 apologies. its power is not my thing. unions have joined protest in saying the movies and assaults on the welfare system. railway schools and refineries are being affected by those workers walking off the job for moral needs to lead spring in bernard smith to joins me live now from paris. bennett, as i mentioned, with extraordinary aerial pitches of protesting gathering there. why a people so angry about this policy, henry, most french people acceptor agree that the has to be some sort of reform of the pension system because the 70 percent or maybe even more according to some polls or are against the type of reform. emmanuel macro wants to impose that is increasing

retirement to 64 from 62. they want other options explored. for example, i'm increasing employ contributions or taxing the super rich. not 12 of francis biggest unions have combined to sort of lead this process started itself is unusual . unions rarely rely rally united. i'm hoping to turn this protest in some into some sort of broader social movement combining concerns about the continuing cost of living crisis to really put pressure on the president. now from our say we're already hearing a 140000 people on the streets here, an estimate from a local newspaper that that's an extraordinarily high number in paris. yes, they are estimating 80000. well, i think even from our vantage point, i think it's a much greater number than that. so it really does depend on how many people turn out as to how much pressure that puts on president micron. who 2nd here, right there more than 80000. indeed an example of why is this policy so important

for president mccomb? present macros always kept himself as a reformer. his 1st run for the presidency. he said he would reform france. he tried to push through pension reforms. other reforms in his 1st term protest stopped him doing that, and then the pandemic stopped him doing that. so 2nd term he's trying, again, he wants some sort of legacy manual micron. without this, he doesn't have a legacy. now this has to go through parliament. his party doesn't have a majority any longer in palm, it lost that at the last election search, you're lying on the lay of the publican conservatives to help him push it through. they've indicated sort of in say for rico. they haven't given him the say so yet. if that doesn't work then, or is a constitutional way, he come force this change in the law through. but if it does that would probably provoke a new legislative elections. but without the sort of reforms of macro has to retreat,

but not for him. leaves him as a very sort of lame dog president with very little power or influence. ok, thanks so much for bringing us up to speed. bernard smith live in paris. ah, ukrainian president vladimir zalinski says there are several theories about a wind stains helicopter crash, which killed his interior minister. 14 people died when the aircraft came down next to a kindergarten in the town of broadway on the outskirts of cave. meanwhile, the european union's assembly has called on member states to create a special court, to judge what it calls, any war, crime of aggression by russia in ukraine. let's bring in our diplomatic and the should james base who's in diverse, switzerland, james, ukraine has been much of the focus of this is forum. what's been said about this

european parliament resolution where you are well, the european parliament resolution is just suggesting that this is a very good idea and he was overwhelming. the votes in favor of the idea of a special tribunal which has been pushed by many european countries and by the european union, the present european commission president on the line that told me earlier this week that she strongly supports this idea. if it was to happen, it has to be supported. i think the only way to ratify it is with a vote in the un general assembly. there was some diplomats hoping that could happen by the anniversary of the iraq. ready or february 24th. ready there's no way now with the time that's left before that data that can happen. but certainly the idea of accountability for crimes in ukraine is one of the things that's been discussed here on, on ukraine active discussions about that. the other thing, of course, is further weapons to ukraine. let's discuss this a little little further with congressman seth milton us. congressman, who's here,

regular visitor to diverse and a former military man, a former marine officer. let me start with your, your view of where we are in the war as, as, as a, as a military veteran. and as a congressman, what, where do you see things 11 months in the military, we talk about phases of the conflict, and we're really between phases right now where what's happening behind the scenes is as important as what's happening on the front lines. russia says that they are getting more people to the front and gearing up for a new offensive. ukraine says they're gearing up for a counter offensive. we're talking a lot about the ukranian troops that we are training. russia is making alliances with bell roofs that may or name may not pretend and offensive in a different direction. so the question is, what happens next? when i went to keep in december, my question for the ukrainians was not what weapons you need today because we understand that quite well. but what, what weapons will you need? 3 in 6 months from now, the nato secretary general describe the situation as decisive, even

a pivotal moment. would you agree with that? while he was talking about, i think what a pivotal moment this is in world history with where the ukraine war is and, and where it's going. ukraine is not just about ukraine for the, for the west. it's about the fact that if we don't stop prudent in ukraine, he will go somewhere. next. he's proven that with his actions in georgia, his actions and crimea, he's not going to stop. and what we do and ukraine also has important implications for the situation. developing the pacific between china and taiwan. we need to show seating thing that we are united and we're not going to accept aggression in the pacific in the same way that we're so united in stopping aggression in europe. you heard president lensky. he made a video address here, beamed in to divorce. he asked for more on air defense mall on tanks. we have a big meeting coming up in 24 hours time in ramstein in germany. let's focus on the tanks. the german lepper, 2 tanks,

that is what many would like to certainly ukrainians would like to see given to ukraine. and it's not just germany, germany sold those to so many countries in nato in the u. is it time? do you think for germany to make that decision? well, i think it is, but what germany has said to us and the congressional delegation here. i sat down with the chancellor just yesterday is they are following the u. s. lead. we understand that we are the leader of this effort. and if germany says that we should send some tanks to enable them to send some tanks. i don't think that's an unreasonable request. but at the end of the day, we want to see those german tanks of the best tanks in the world on the front because that's what ukraine will need for this next phase of the war. you, you tanks are more of an offensive weapon than a defensive weapon. ukraine needs to take back territory to ultimately not only restore the nation, the sovereign nation of ukraine, but also to force the russians into

a more reasonable negotiating position. so that ultimately we might see an end to this. ready war i just get get you on those comments, you meant of the chance, so it's still too. he wants to see us tanks and then he'll send some is that to give him political cover or is that because he thinks that the u. s. tanks will be useful because my understanding is the pentagon sang the abrams tank, the u. s. tank really isn't the right thing to use in the train in ukraine right now. well, i don't think it's just about political cover. i, it's about national security cover. i'm in germany is one of the most significant economies in europe, one of the largest states in europe. they don't have nuclear weapons. they don't have the deterrence. ah, that, that other nations, like the united states have they rely on us. and a lot of countries in europe are concerned about this question, where we'll put and go next if he's not stopped here. that's a reasonable concern. i think for the chancellor to have congressman seth molten. thank you very much for joining us. live here on out to 0. divorce has another day,

but it's the wine down day. certainly with regard to the conversations on ukraine, they're very much moving to germany. the u. s. defense secretary lloyd austin is in berlin, but he'll be moving with the new german defense minister and the rest of the nato defense ministers. that important meeting in ramstein less than 24 hours from now. all right, she said the update. thank you very much. james bass line for us day in davis. meanwhile, on the front lines in the east, in ukraine, if his battle is taking place for control of the city of buckner and its surrounding areas, most of its residents have fled. and some have stayed behind with middle food and water and no electricity for months. charles trap had met some of them in sign back . with these people endure a level of suffering that is difficult to imagine. most to old, many have emotional a psychological problems. the families live far away with flit the fighting months

ago, what they braved a shilling to come here, the soup on to charge their phones all russia's bombardment of buff mood is getting heavier by the day. this is a little more certainly that was my neighbor was killed in her cellar. she burned alive. i fled my home 4 days ago during the fighting. i had to crawl along the street to escape. there was an explosion, 2 meters away from me with the destroyed central town is almost completely deserted. russian forces are only around a kilometer away. the artillery explosions are relentless. some people wait patiently and cold risking their lives desperate for food and humanitarian aid. others are so hungry, they seem oblivious to the danger of simply standing outside. i cannot get only 8, i need without documents and they all burned when my house was hit on the other

side of the river. where the people here on the western side of town are going to food distribution centers. in these make shift shops, we understand that the majority of the heaviest fighting is the nor the east and increasingly the south east of the city. but of course, there is no way in buffalo, but most of the people who lived in these plants have fled. retired engineer, victor kasey, ankle leads us up stairs. he and his wife, galena and mother in law are the only people left in their apartment block. yeah, but 93 year old maria, lise, wrapped under blankets in the dark yesterday. frail and afraid, she wants to see her son, but he lives across the front line in russian occupied territory. that his level

for rough as i thorough fayetteville, are not my life was good before the war. she says, oh, we built a nice house. we had everything. but then the fighting started. one picture shows us where they store re mortar, the drinking has been no water or electricity in back mort. for months. he worked in the oil industry for 25 years before the breakup of the soviet union. and so is entitled to a russian pension is mit here. i know if there was a corridor to where my brother in law lives, then we would try to leave. or if we could get to moscow or saint petersburg, we're a sons live more, but we don't have any money because we can't get our russian pensions any more. we're bored. not most people stop living above ground months ago. flute miller and 5 other people. a sheltering in his basement. jose portrait, stubborn. that's made me. i didn't know what the shelling us got much worse in the

last couple of days until afraid to leave the cellar. i pressed and promised that he would liberate don boss by new year. but it never happened. life before, the war is nothing but a memory for these people. surviving the nightmare inflicted on them is all they could hope for. now. charles started al jazeera boat. still ahead on the al jazeera mass graves discovered in the east and democratic republic of congo, the united nations coals for an investigation. and finally fray we made the palestinian israeli man released from prison after 14. ah ah, here's your weather update in a minute 15. good to have your long. we'll cook this one off in pakistan. we're

baluchistan capital quarter. so it's 1st flakes of snow so far this season. there is some more significant snow up against the foothills of the himalayas in pakistan, india and that stretches straight through to nepal. let's pick up the weather store in india right now. we've got some cloud stripped along that east coast that could generate some showers. also foggy conditions, for example, in the indian state of disha right through to a sun. now in the south china sea, we've had some what weather wobbling around here for the last few days. i think it's going to spread some showers into hotel and city over the course of the weekend for indonesia as main island of java, anywhere from west java province to central java province. we are running the risk of seen some land sides here. dark of the blue and the yellow, the more intense that rain is falling. now south of the yellow river valley temperatures have come up in china. so we're actually back to where we should be, for example, in hong kong at 19 degrees. but north of the yellow river valley i o my those

temperatures have fallen. we've got more c and do so for western and northern japan . but let's paint on the colors struck the blue in the purple to lower the temperature harbin. waking up to minus 29 on saturday, that could be your coldest night of the season. ah, ah lou.

ah, ah. hello, you're watching al jazeera. i'm emily anglin. he's a reminder of our top stories. his hour. at least 4 people have been killed and up to 80 injured in stampede at a football stadium in iraq is to be a bathroom and have been just outside at bass rate, international stadium. and of the final of the arabian cuff gold gulf cob, between iraq and mom. and these alive pitches of nationwide strikes against president, manuel microns proposed pensioner forms, which are underway across the country. the government announced plans to raise the retirement age by trees to 60 full railway schools and refineries are being affected by workers working off the job. israeli forces

have killed 2 palestinians during a ride in the occupied west bank that was shot as a refugee camp in the northern city of to name one of the victims has been identified as a jawad for raid for walk there, a teacher at a local school the other was ad, him jabbering. a fighter with the janine brigades, resistance group, those days violence tanks, the number of palestinians killed by israeli forces this month to 17 m. ron con has more from ramallah. while the rides would place about $230.00 between $230.00 and $3.00, and when it started and finished just before daybreak, israeli forces the special operations forces backed by the israeli army, went in to jeanine refugee camp. there was a fire fight that took place and that's where the $25.00 world was killed. the 5070 . 0 man. effectively a civilian was also killed during that time frame as well. the fuels for those 2 men are actually taking place right now. there are hundreds of people out on the

streets are following the funeral procession as it goes to lay them into their final resting place. there's a lot of anger in the air. there's a lot of anti israeli slogans being chanted. and there's lot of frustration from people there as, as well. there have been 17 people that have been killed so far the share, that's nearly one. a date, 9 of those people have actually been killed in jeanine refugee camp itself. and there's a real sense of jeanine refugee camp being under almost constant seed by the israelis a good it comes to nightfall. one of the longest, how'd palestine is riley prisoners is back home after 40 years behind bars. there was celebrations in the village of r. r to welcome home my her eunice, he and his cousin kareem were convicted of kidnapping and killing him. his rally soldier, back in the 1980s. kareem eunice was released earlier this month. rights groups

estimate more than 4000 palestinian prisoners are in is riley. giles almond maha has more from that village in israel mer. eunice is free after serving 40 years and an israeli present. his free at the age of 64 and he is restarting his life. again, among friends, relatives, family members and peace activists. here in the palestinian village of otto, mary eunice and his cousin, carry him eunice at where convicted of murdering and israeli soldier. back in line t 83. he was born here and the palestinian vintage nevada. and in 1958 justin years after tens of thousands of palestinians were forced to flee or fled on his cape there. and their villages and towns to make way for jewish

immigrants before the creation of israel. i have to say that the, that the celebration here is white because there is really authorities and especially the national security minister, it might have been given. they have prevented any sign of big celebrations. they have prevented parties, music. and of course, the have prevented the palestinians here from displaying the palestinian flags. earlier, the a israeli authorities have released met her eunice and dropped him off to end the city of beer. a saba, in the desert of a knuckle and southern israel, far away from his village because they wanted to prevent any sign of celebrations. he started his or her, his freedom again by a, by

a visiting the tomb of his father who died 12 years ago. and then he came here to his house where he met his mother, who saw him for the 1st time as a free man. in 40 years, united nations peacekeepers say they have discovered bodies of more than 14 people in mass graves in east and democratic republic of congo that were found in at 0 a province after violent attacks at the weekend. blamed on local where will groups the u. n. is calling for an investigation to establish whether the graves and attacks are linked chinese president, she jan. paying says he's concerned about coven 19 spreading in the countryside as millions head home for the upcoming luna new year celebrations. concerns are growing particularly for the elderly who might be exposed to the virus. and as katrina you reports comes as many chinese as to morning. the deaths of their loved

ones looted year is traditionally a festive time in china. but this year, john is spending the holiday morning. 3 of his close relatives recently passed away after testing positive the curve at 19 personal holiday more the people are suffering. people are so anxious and people go into the drug store, says medical facilitator, hospitals, clinics, and fide as far as they can figure out what they need is the reality is that the sudden lifting is proven 1900 restrictions in december to get a waiver infections in china, hospitals are struggling to treat patients and crematorium overflowing with people complaining of unusual delays. the government says about 60000 people have died in

hospital from the virus in recent weeks. but analysts say the easing of china's 0 carpet policy could result in more than 2000000 deaths. a w h o has accused paging of under representing the scale of the outbreak. something it denies delgado, you would give all we continue to share cov, 19 information with the international community, including the w h o, based on the principles of lawfulness. timeliness is openness and trust. piracy, with authority say they are working to strengthen health facilities ahead of the holiday period. some fear the travel rush will lead to a new search of infections in rural areas, especially among the elderly. the government has issued guidelines, discouraging large gatherings and any trips that expose all the people and pregnant women to the virus. but they've stopped short of enforcing any bands for junk. the warnings are too little, too late. adding to his frustration, the knowledge,

his loved ones were probably not added to the official virus death toll on his arms death certificate, the cause of death is described as heart failure. katrina, you alt 0 aging. he's ellen's prime minister. you sandra jones has announced her resignation after 5 and a half years in office. when she was elected, ogden was the world's youngest female. later, at 37 years old. i sat bag looks back at her time in office. the news came as a shock to many new zealanders prime minister jacinta arden, nancy resignation. to meet your conference on thursday. i had hoped to find a way to prepare not just for another year, but another tune. because that is what this year requires. i have not been able to do that. i know what the job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. on the streets, there was a mixed reaction. oh man,

awful to is all good. you know, are all i feel like one else like the me well, what? well once you do this, i think she was doing very well in the house. anyway. i good time for her to sit down. i think she has booked us to the country over some pretty difficult time. so yeah, no wish for the future. i think she's done an amazing job with the situation she's been put on that new feed into the christ church. matthew, in 2951 was the worshippers was shot dead. she was quick to call it a terror attack, talk to muslim. and in the days following warheads golf, when she met members of the community, saying the country was united and grief. arden was widely praised for a swift response to the coven. 1900. pandemic. new zealand imposed some of the toughest pandemic rules that lasted 2 years. it's recorded one of the lowest death tolls from the virus, but that came at a cost. recent opinion,

polls suggest the prime minister, popularity has dipped, and the labor party, the approval ratings are down with unfulfilled, the election promises and a cost of living crisis overseas is definitely viewed very well. whereas i think internally, she's probably maybe lost the public's acceptance. a little bit, now, it was time for her to go, and no one in the right mind would have been cited for his. surely our doing was held as a progressive leader. she was only the 2nd woman after box dunn's vanity butcher to give birth while in office. and perhaps what people will remember most is the empathy and compassion she showed in moments of crisis. but in the own words, politicians are human and she has no more to give. we give all that we can for as long as we can. and then it's time. and for me, it's time. the last day in the office will be february system said big i was just there.