serious vote in what is likely to be the most closely contested election in the country's history. from those that will they to those who confronted people impala, investigate the youth and abusive power around the world. february on a jesse and talk to al jazeera, we also do believe that women of afghanistan was somehow abandoned by the international community. we listen, we have a huge price for the rural, i'm going to terrorism that's going on. so money we meet with global news maintenance. i'm talk about the stories that matter on al jazeera. ah, a russian miss. alice acting commodore scott kills at least 3 people as moscow claims it's offensive. have done yet. has gained momentum.

ah oh, i'm not matheson, this is obviously life and don't have also coming up. like a stanz top office said, pasha, well, reveals that the suicide bomber behind monday's attack at killed over a 100 people was wearing a police uniform, a conglomerate of one of the world's richest men, indian tycoon. go to a, donny loses a $100000000000.00 of value to allegations, of course, pulling the largest calden corporate history. i've got to suppose for francis as he delivers his message for the youth final day of his landmark. was it to democratic republic of congo? ah,

we're going to begin in the front lines of eastern ukraine where the search for survivors continues. after a rush and missile hit on a pop and building and the city of comma tours, at least 3 people were killed. another 20 were wounded. come at, oscar is in the done yet screeching, or russian, and it's allied fighters are battling for control for tampered with temper. but this is the center of the city. only civilians live here, which is why any attempts to justify this are futile at the very least. or we're we're going to natasha battle. who's falling development same. keep natasha. what more do we know about this attack? or we know that a emergency workers, the still trying to find survivors under the rubble. but as the i was part of course, that becomes more and more challenging. they've been working throughout the night. this attack a happened on wednesday evening, quite late to cruise missiles slamming into an apartment building and then damaging

at least all 8 other buildings around. i mean, the damage is pretty extensive. there. we understand 3 people have been killed. many other people have been injured and as i said, perhaps i hope for survivors as starting to fade as the hours passed, particularly as it's very cold, nor much power, either making it difficult for that rescue mission. ukrainian, president of law demand lensky talks about this attack in his a nightly video address on wednesday night. he said that this is just the sort of thing the ukrainians are having to face and get used to nearly on a daily basis. he also talked about the fact that fighting in ease of the country between ukrainian or russian forces is intensified particularly around that key town of back moat and ukrainian officials here. and keith, including the defense minister, are all so saying that they believe the russia could be preparing a major new offensive, perhaps in the coming weeks, even maybe to coincide with february 24th. that is the anniversary of russia's

invasion of ukraine. natasha as a sub during keven. that's where ukraine's president vladimir zalinski has been meeting taught you officials to urge for more sanctions in russia. some of those measures i said to be eminent, here's what we had to say today. russia is paying a heavy price as our sanctions are you eroding its economy, throwing it back by a generation. the price cap on crude oil already costs russia around $160000000.00 euros a div. and we will keep on turning up the pressure further. we will introduce with our g 7 partners and additional price come on russian petroleum products. and by the 24th of february, exactly one year since the invasion started. we aim to have the 10th package of sanctions in place. just believe robust gazelle dang,

as when she does that just the common to ask for the european union is to reduce russia's ability to bypass the sanctions. the sooner this is achieved, the closer we will get to the defeat of russia's aggression. we have noticed that the pace of sanctions has slowed down a bit while the terrace state has speeded, adapting to sanctions. it is worth to catch up and fix it. ease. we believe we can do it by on natasha. we had us live on the line. there's talking about the impact of the war on russia. we heard of la zalinski talking about a calls for more sanctions. what else of the been talking about ness calls her more sanctions. are they you saying that it would roll out more sanctions in the coming weeks? as you heard there, but also are the topics one of the main ones. 4 key the is that ukraine a is aspiring to become a member of the european union. it's candidacy was accepted by the block in june. now keith would like that accession process to become

a full member to be sped out. but not all you member states necessarily on side. they are saying, look, there are lots of criteria and conditions that must be fulfilled even though of course they are very supportive of a keep wanting to be a part of the you reconstruction. also a very big topic on the table for these are 2 sides, particularly of course, for ukraine. the e u says that a will put aside at least a $1000000000.00 in order to help the reconstruction efforts here across the country. you've got buildings, roads, infrastructure, all badly damaged. and what is clear, if it is gonna cost a lot of money and take a long time to rebuild ukraine in boucher on the outskirts. if keith valentino watches as builders repair her home, it was damaged by shelling when russian forces occupied the town last year. and experience, she says, was worse than living through world war 2. the common that they should like to follow us with the everything was destroyed for the tv, so for clothes,

i couldn't stay. so i went to my neighbor's basement. we spent weeks there. there were explosions nice and day russians and ukrainians firing. i don't know how i survived 40. the house now has new windows, and soon the roof will be finished. valentina sweeps up shavings from the timber to fuel her burner. butcher's town council, his financing reconstruction in this neighbourhood, one of many districts pounded my russian artillery. katie, every house in the street has been damaged and is the similar picture in so many ports of ukraine. it is clear, the rebuilding the country is go to say yes, i cost a lot of money as the war continues in ukraine. so does the destruction mangled infrastructure and bombarded buildings and now part of the landscape. some people

are forced to survive in what's left of their homes. keep estimates that reconstruction will cost at least $350000000000.00. the e u has an idea about how it could be funded. ukraine will rebuilt and done. i just must be jump, inserted. we are fully frozen over 300000000000 euros proportion of sets. ohms thrown literally means these shoots, and this will be used for ukraine's, workman's torture. but oh, not all you members are convinced about using frozen russian assets for ukraine's reconstruction. but some say it would be a form of justice making moscow pay to rebuild what it has destroyed. even the low amount of money could ever for the restore people to shattered lives. not clearly, plenty of topics and urgent pressing needs on the agenda for the ukraine summit

which will take place and keep on friday. but really, it is going to be a real moment for the european union to say what it is said now for many months that it continues to support ukraine. it is very much about symbolism and also the image of the e wants to project natasha. about bringing this up to date with developments from keith. natasha. thank you. what mean by russia's foreign minister, saggy love, rob says moscow will respond to the delivery of western weapons to keep by pushing ukrainian forces further away from its borders to create a safe buffer zone. which ish mueller. if you want peace, always be ready to defend yourself. i believe that we will become stronger from the current geopolitical situation and will be capable to defend ourselves even more efficiently in any situation. thoughts or support for sending heavy weapons to ukraine appears to be waning in germany. a poll shows that some fear sending lapointe tanks will lead to an escalation of the war. sir basil reports from berlin

. well, testers in berlin, rallying again, sending battle tags to ukraine. these are the meeting. we were the ones for 2 world wars which we basically caused, and they want to drag us into this wall. i totally do not understand that this time . of course, it is possible that russia will attack, can nieto country and then there would be a 3rd war war. and i'm really against all this because we live in fear. and it's so full published this week, show support for sending heavy weapons like lap to tanks is down to 48 percent compared to $55.00, a few months ago. 3 quarters of those poles take. they don't want germany to be militarily involved, fussy, face, and became deeply rooted in germany after world war 2 in the mid 19 forties, the generations who grew up since then are familiar with the slogan, no more war for them, sending heavy weapons to an active force own is seen as a huge break with the pass and the wrong strategy. that is why the countries

foreign minister calls quite a shock last week. we are fighting a war against russia and not again, argue that statement is fatal and it is wrong because of our history. a german foreign minister can never say such things as our constitution says, germany can never again go to war. farms out wrote books about peace with the former soviet leader miguel gorbachev entered delama. he took part in large peace rallies in the 1980s against nuclear. and like many germans believed that his country would never be involved in a military conflict again. but the war in ukraine cross a large dilemma for the, as he faced have him as a kind of us, i have always said no weapons. but if a neighbor like ukraine is so aggressively attacked like potent has done, and my neighbor asks for help, even with weapons, i can't close my ears too high. but as a pacifist,

i also say stop this war. we need to negotiate. also with putin's i call it and i, our purchase is most or realistic. passive isn't. he's not the only one conflict it . the war has polarized opinion between those calling for peace and those who want more weapons for ukraine. it shows how germany struggles with both its dark past and a dark reality. at its doorstep stepped fastened al jazeera in berlin. the u. s. is expanding his military footprint in the philippines and a move that could provide a strategic advantage against china and allow have access to for new sites and increase presence of other bases. beijing has one of the plan will further aggravate tensions in the south china sea. it claims many islands in the area as part of its territory, including taiwan. bottom low reports says president ferdinand marcus junior took off his 7 months ago. there's been a succession of high level us visits to manila. on thursday. it was defense

secretary lloyd austin's turn. i have always said that it seems to me that the future old, the philippines and for that matter, the asia pacific will always have to involve the united states. walking to talk to marcus administration has granted the u. s. military access to for more sites, meaning american troops will now be able to operate it 9 locations. but austin has clarified, there will be no permanent us basis. it also provides us the ability to respond effectively to humanitarian issues. and it also. ready disaster relief and other types of crisis. one of the bigger and long standing crisis is the territorial dispute between manila and b. j in the south china sea. although an international ruling in 2016 invalidated china's vast claims. the asia

giant has built artificial islands and continues to encroach on philippine waters that and chinese threat to take tie one by force. critics fearing a bigger u. s. military presses will serve more as an irritant rather than a deterrent. we think that this moved by the united states philippine government will further escalate pensions in the west philippine sea in the south china sea, as well as the area region by one. and now we do not want the means to be part of ha, ha, one thing former president would, we could to 3rd, they wanted to scrap the agreement that allows the joint military drills between the philippines and the us. but under his successor, the largest public than war gives it having 60000 soldiers. our plan for april the united states in the philippines military alliance may have been through a few rocky years,

but the philippine government under president marcus has put all that behind. one could say it's an old partnership in a new era. barnett below al jazeera manila investigators in pakistan, say the suicide bomber who attacked a mosque and per shower on monday was wearing a police uniform security footage, show some pulling up on a motorbike after passing through the gates of a police compound unchecked. at least a 100 people were killed in more than 220 were injured in the explosion. most of the victims were police officers who had gathered for prayers. more psychical, the suicide bomber was creating a drama, dragging his bike on the side of the road and being and police uniform. yes, he was in police uniform. i admit this was a security lamps. will they? my men could not me stop it. okay. when i concede that it is my fault, i do not. there's what they were in a good cross, no to asset beggars live for us and pasha. but we're going to get more details about how this attack happened.

yes, we have been getting more details as the police have released that cctv for table. so i'm not sure that that has been up to 22 lots. now the suicide bomber was dressed in pretty uniform. he came on a motorcycle. he wasn't stopped by police now we were told today that he waved the way back. they assumed you as a police officer. let him do that. even after that initial check with dell, several of the checkpoints that he has managed to get us. now we were also told that he was running a police best that was built around 10 to 12 grams of explosives. it didn't know where the mosque was. so he asked for directions, made his way there, and waited until the press start to do the 1st. the 2nd row and then decimated that suicide rest. now we also told that the force of the explosion made the ball collapse, bringing down the feeling and the majority of the casualty to

a because the ceiling collapse of the month. now we understand that the police are going through the dna records, they're also searching cell phone records, and they said that they will track down who is behind the individuals behind this attack. but they are still on higher leg and they say they could be a cluster, could possibly be another suicide. but still, i said, what's been the political response to this well, there's been several issues raised by this. we say that this is one of the most secure compounds in michelle. we're in the north rest of the country. there's no facial recognition, no fingerprints, no id, cause id, card barriers of people that pass through. and the pretty of said, well, we need more resources. we need more money, but the prime minister of the country shall balls. theresa said that there have been billions of rupees given to this province for this specific reason. so they

could build capacity of the terrible it. now. whereas that money gone, why has it been spent on those the questions people offering but the same time the previous government led by iran con, was in favor of speaking to these militants and reconciliation at this current government that hasn't happened. and these by ended at the end of last year. so there is this tension now about what will this country do next? what were the security forces do next? what policy will they adopt? but the pretty sarah thing that this is what they are expecting more attacks. are you up to date from shaw? well, that's i said, big 1. $100000000000.00. have been wiped off the value of one of india's biggest conglomerates the week long. now done and got home a donnie's business empire started from an american trading in investment research company accused the group of fraud stalks plunged further when the billionaire

canceled a share sale. the interest of my interest is paramount and everything is secondly and to ensure that they invest us from potential losses. we have been drawn that feel this decision will not have any impact on our existing operations as well as a lot of people just launch protests against the danny group of taking place in india's parliament opposition parties want the legislature and the supreme court to look into vacuum nations against the conglomerate ivy mitchell has moved from new delhi. the company is reimbursing investors 2 and a half $1000000000.00 that it raised in that following public offer or f b u. a share say it listed on friday. 9 to national and local media have been reporting that the adonis group and gotten madonna himself may have something to do

with the so called success of this f. feel, what mean 2 and a half $1000000000.00 is a lot of money. they're saying that 2 companies that under roach, that a feel which means it did the risk analysis for investors are actually connected to the dani group. it's also been reported that a lot of the investment came from the personal wealth of gotten modalities, friends, some of india's richest people. there's also a $400000000.00 check that came from ahmed abbey from a farm that is backed by many members of the royal family over there. not all of this is a fallout off that damning report released by hindenburg research, an american fall last wednesday. it has accused the don, you tube of port pulling off the largest on in history. it is also accused of stock market manipulation and accounting fraud. now the donnie group has denied these

allegations. it is also threatening legal actions. it's important to note that since those allegations came to forgot, the madonna has personally lost more than putty $1000000000.00 and is no longer a shes wealthiest man. you're still ahead and i'll just eat of all join shall post his highest over annual profit is the water ukraine drives of energy prices. i did a bunch of forgive bulls in life in dance. lucy square for testers, a funeral from streaming cardinal george. ah. hello. hello, the weather is set fair across much of but northern china korean peninsula. she drives well said a few snow should flurries just making the way into where western parts of japan,

but not as wise, but not as heavy as they have been recently. there you go, you can see little bit of snow there to know the hans you into hawkeye. dry weather to the south of that cool enough in tokyo, 7 degrees celsius temperature sit around 3 celsius therefore. so the 7 therefore, beijing temperatures will start just not up a little bit, please to say as we go on into sass day, but not assess. no, just coming back into that western side of japan central, there's a china still seeing some larvae shouts and longest. both of rain down towards the south. we will see for the shower, down towards hong kong, good scattering a showers across southeast asia. some live the ones they're into. were borneo think indonesia probably seen the worst of the weather as we go on through the next couple of days. we'll also see some levy shouts around them. lay peninsula on a 2 showers to into southern parts of thailand over the next couple of days. so the parts of india also seeing some live the showers this tropical disturbance just making its way through little area of low pressure, brought some very heavy right into shore lanka,

police to say it does conscious way out hedged walls. mold these brightest guys gradually coming in behind. ah, debating the issues of the day, the 5 largest polluters of the world are in india, jump into the street. they made their money on coal. they made their money on field, convincing those folks. no, we need to go. green is very, very difficult giving all of voice we chose to do because we wanted to escape war and violence. when you humanize this narrative, you allow people to really understand the reality and break down misconceptions. the street on al jazeera lou.

ah, you're watching old, is it a reminder of our top stories? this? our rescuers are searching for survivors after the russian missile hit an apartment building in eastern ukraine. the strike in the city of commodore's killed at least 3 people. investigators in pakistan say the suicide bomber who attacked a mosque in pasha. wood on monday was wearing a police uniform. at least a 100 people were killed. and more than $220.00 were injured explosion in a police compound. $100000000000.00 have been wiped off the value of one of the india's biggest conglomerates the week long meltdown. and gautama danny's business empire started with an american investment research company accused. the group of fraud stopped plunged further with a billionaire cancelled a share. so while giant shell made a record $40000000000.00 profit in 2022, the highest, and it's 115 year history,

it kept a chill motor. was here, which saw a surgeon energy prices after russia's invasion of ukraine. shells earnings more than doubled in just one year. while andrew simmons is live for us outside shall headquarters in london. these profits are going to be great for the shareholders than not going to make a lot of people very happy. are they a certainly not as a coral solved process right across the country are ordinary people who really are finding it hard to find enough money for their energy bills right now. seeing these profits the highest in shells, history, a 115 years, a double of what they were the year before. and it also the question on everyone's lips is, what about the windfall tax? why has this impacted shell more and other energy companies with their results? yet to be published. so at what is being asked is this the energy windfall

tax was introduced by richey sooner or as prime minister when i was around 25 percent or it was seen to be very ineffective. i was since in the autumn statement raised to 35 percent, but there are so many loopholes to this tax and which includes the fact that it only applies to the actual exploration of oil and the whole process of getting oil and gas processed and out. but it does not relate to the price of the petrol pump, the gas pump at all. so that's one point and add miller band, the shadow climates secretary in the u. k at says that it's really a polling. the has to be a better view taken by the government towards really a hammering home at the tax on oil companies and pull novak the trade union

and secretary general congress of trade unions in the u. k. as says it's obscene and he says it's an insult to working families that point very big here in the u. k . because of our whole sways, of disputes over pay in the public sector on wednesday was the biggest str in 10 years. and so people are wanting to know why more money isn't directed at the public sector increases in pay than it or is it in terms of the, a taxation of a very large profits or in the industry at there is also a call or for the european union or to be more effective with it's when full taxes . there aren't so many loopholes with the e u taxes, but nevertheless, there is us a real, a snowballing resistance to all of this. and a real feeling that the energy companies should pay their way at with jackson and

her simmons outside shells, headquarters and london and her thank you. pope francis as address tens of thousands of young people in democratic republic of congo. the pontiff spoken to stadium. it's the 1st people visit the country and more than 37 years. it follows a mass attended by thousands on wednesday. mark on webs got more for us from kinshasa, what's been happening markham, and what's the reaction been like the boy is, if you go to the folk at the stadium, which is not far from where we are now about 65000 young people that he to stay away from corruption and he warned them about what he called religion isn't. and they also tribalism. this comes in an election year in congress. the end of this year. they were due to the presidential and parliamentary elections. and also, while our ongoing conflicts in eastern congo particular,

the conflict between m. 23 widely understood to be a proxy of neighboring rwanda and is taken sways of territory from government forces in recent months. now in par collections on president complex, it's, it's, it's too frequent in con, you congress, for, for politicians on others to quite deliberately stoke ethnic tensions for political gain. this is something that france is telling the young people that should be why series next stop going to be here, the doctor don cathedral, which is where we are now. now, 5 years ago when the government protest is led by the catholic church, calling for an end to the rule of president joseph could be demanding elections, which were, by that point i would do. this was a key location because the bishops and the priests, and the sunday service would give rousing critical sermons,

individual that and all of the supposed to come out meet with others in the street and then march to demonstrate there's demonstrations often ending up in violent clashes with police got people been shot dead in the street, and it was images of police violence in these religious meeting places added to the international condemnation of government action. and that was eventually followed by election taking place. that was just over 4 years ago, president felix jessy. katy was announced that when they lead documents showed that the election was rig just to katy wants to run again and the election, the g later this year. but the catholic church and the political opposition of already complained irregularities in the process. and on this trip, pope frances, as said the free fat, incredible elect.