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ah lou, this is in use our own al jazeera, fully back to go live in doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. the u. n. is to boost a deliveries to northwestern syria where millions are struggling to survive after last week's earthquakes. among the rubble moments of joy, 2 brothers are pulled from under the ruins in turkey. also this hour the devastation has just. oh, just make sure it makes you wanna cry. as state of emergencies declared in new zealand after psycho and gabrielle causes flooding and destruction in the north island. stirring thing, tre. d. ron's resident, arising b, g for a 3 day state visits and ends on the champions league. returns with paris samar taking on by munich in the last 60

ah, thank you very much for joining us. the united nations planned to increase a deliveries to syria after getting permission to use 2 more border crossings from turkey, truckloads of supplies have slowly been making their way into opposition held areas . they are carrying blankets, 10 cent food. however, the u. n. is not deploying heavy lifting equipment nor search and rescue teams in government controlled areas. brains have been landing with humanitarian relief, more than 37000 people have died in syria, enter kia after last week's earthquakes. most of those killed in syria where in rebels held areas where we have a team of correspondence covering the disaster across to a kia and inside syria as go live t, as in a harder who's in deer is one of the hardest hit areas in syria. so say no more aid is going through opposition,

controlled areas in syria with 2 more crossings. opening. tell us about how it's all going to work. well, there is desperation on the ground. we are in genders. one of the hardest hit areas in northern syria, in this town alone, more than 1100 people were killed. a whole neighbourhood now reduced to rubble. people here say that they've lost their family members neighbors in this house alone. if you remember that new born child, which was who was rescued still attached by the umbilical cord, she's now in hospital and she lost her whole family. so you have many stories like this here. but unlike in southern turkey are here in syria. you don't see the international rescue teams, you don't see an international aid effort to help other people on the ground. news of the opening of the 2 border crossings undoubtedly will help of the situation on

the ground. so far, aid has been trickling in from the babel, how a crossing. now the syrian government says it's going to allow aid to enter from 2 other crossings from turkey and the international, the community. the united nations are hoping that to their initial response, which really has been criticized, was inadequate. will step up. but people here are angry because they're saying why does united nations or the world have to wait for an approval from the syrian president, bashar latha? does you know people here do not consider him a legitimate leader, but a brutal dictator who killed tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people during the course of the war. they were hoping that the international community would just use those routes without his approval. and the fear here is that what but sharla thought is trying to do is gain political legitimacy by showing that he is still in charge. so you have that anger

at the same time. you also have a lot of frustration. people here feel that they were abandoned by the international, by the international community. xena. tell us more about what you've seen, what you've witnessed since arriving inside siri. well, poverty, poverty, years of war displacement camps really scars of war. that's still not that haven't been healed before the earthquake. people were struggling to survive after the earthquake. they're still struggling to survive. this is really a forgotten part or a forgotten corner of syria. people find it difficult to, to work, to, to make ends meet. and at the same time, if you look behind me, there's no rescue and search operations ended on day 5, rescuers had no other choice. they said that we lost countless of lives because we

kept on appealing for heavy machinery that never came yet across the border in southern tokyo up there today, they 9 missing survivors are still being found alive and being pulled from the ruins. so people here feel frustrated, but it's not new ever since we've been covering this conflict then and visiting these areas. we've heard this time and time again. those in the opposition feel that the world really never stood by their side and their greatest fear today is that they, they believe the syrian president is capitalizing on this earthquake engaging with united nations, which actually operates and government controlled areas. and here you don't, you don't see any international aid aid workers on the ground. i was going to ask you a frustration. yeah, i was going to ask you xena about the situation in those government controlled areas about the broader rescue efforts across syria.

whoa, yes. since the aftermath of that earthquake earthquakes, a number of areas interior were affected among them. aleppo led to e. how my areas under the control of the government. many people lost their lives too. and there were hundreds of collapsed buildings as well in those areas. but immediately in the aftermath of the earthquake, we saw a plains landing of damascus airport, the level airport from, from a number of countries, even though the syrian government was blaming what they're calling western sanctions for preventing aid from landing. but aid was landing and we have to remember the united nations. it's different agencies do an h c r unit there for w h o. they all have offices in government controlled areas including the international committee of the red cross. so immediately what we saw were pictures emerging from government areas where people were giving handouts, food, shelter, and that we did not see in a, in the northwest corner of syria. so the,

the hope here is that the international aid efforts will step up. i mean, the united nations even acknowledged that they failed the syrian people that the they had of the u. n. a chief, that is what he said. but i can tell you people here. i believe those are just empty, empty words. xena. thank you very much for bringing us the latest there from gene dearest, which is one of the hardest hit areas inside syria. now, as you heard, the united nation has been under intense pressure to get more aid into syria's rebel house northwest. it says 58 tramps have crossed from turkey through the battle, our crossing during the past week, but it will start sending others now that he has permission from serious guffman to the syrian regime. she used the babel salam and a ride border crossings. the announcements of the decision by prism up to the all the extra points from the general question

was welcome. now to closely roll urged the to move quickly, you know, decision, but to get charts. been what this process going to be. what we'll do is to volley ball supplies that we will be able use in small. all right, sir. while we can now speak to sarah cassim, who joins us from sally, my dad in northwestern syria. she is a journalist, citizen journalist there. thank you very much for speaking to us. can you tell us 1st 8 days on how much 8 has your area received? how much help have you gotten really on in the senior center that didn't know the numbers of tracks and had from her from the you and not exceed 15 tracks from you. and i didn't know people here why elements on the other,

the relation coding for, for the international community, for the you and former aide to enter a after these days off to be witnessed after? well, the field, because of, of the destruction here because of the last of so because of the couldn't save as much as many people as possible. now they are depressed and they are bonded by the you and the needs. i imagine a huge what are the most urgent one right now, and can you tell us specifically what has come in if you can didn't know the need to. so it's natural that everything is larger than the abilities here in the kids and to no, no equipment, no medical, no because and to support or to help defense coating for international aids to the student from the early beginning from the 1st

moment of the week. what into, from devon, how a border from the us side is a kind of a track who did not exceed 15 tracks. these tracks were planning to enter. not did you even before this week. so it's not one of the week. you know what, what sort of aide was in those trucks? where did people receive the best best guess, maybe or some kind of blankets and the basic necessities, well, it's not related for a week. it's not, it's not an equipment. it's not related to any kind of vehicle where the civil defense members were in a great need for such kind of support. you talked about the civil defense members that the white helmet says they called. where does the search and rescue operations stand in northwest in syria? is it still ongoing?

is there any hope of finding more people alive? yeah, yes till this moment. and the civic center members working in this is was a novice cd and so they are looking to see to make sure that was still the victims, whether they are dead or alive, maybe up to 180 hours after the quick. so they could find people who are still alive under the said under the strike, everything but after the final 2 week now they are trying to make sure whether these things the victims will because they cannot give the total number of people who or who are missing and national, but i found that we're doing fine. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to. our casino is a citizen, janice, joining us there from san mother in northwest syria. now some international aid has

already arrived in northwest in syria. al jazeera israel, so sedar reports from the town of murat mystery. this rebel held areas were heavily formed by the regime throughout the 12 year long sea with war. last week's earthquake has made things worse, killing thousands, an injury, and many more. on the radar sally, the head of the syrians, civil defense forces, also known as white helmets, says the global responds to the disaster has been to a little while i had a thought. so i am bad. i've had the most difficult 7 days of my life. we've been forgotten for years and the world didn't hear us. if the world had heard our voice . we wouldn't have lost these souls in marta to be seen in italy province where the earthquake hit, the hardest aid is desperately needed. but not rosner. we've been displaced several times in the last 9 years. we don't know what is ahead of us that this earthquake displaced us again when we lost our homes and families, but we need shelter. the country 8 conway has brought pants. diapers, heaters,

gas cylinders, blankets, food and medical keys, toyota and what we've been ordered by the emir of guitar to keep the aid supply line open to the syrians. we now see that the syrian people need our support, especially in this current crisis. that pains now doubled, and the international community needs to step up its support. in north syria hospitals over the lack modern recruitment men, survivors died on the way to hospitals, or soon after arrival. as of this region is home to more than 4000000 people of life here was already tough and the earthquake has just added to their misery. and vessel is now back across the border in turkey joins as from the city of idea. man in a south east take here, aristo land, a sand. you're in, one of the hardest hit areas in tech here bring us up to speed with certain rescue operations or any hope of finding more survivors. 8 days on while in

this history has been hit hardest ah, by the, by the earthquake. so there are 3 cities particularly damaged and almost the city centers are destroyed, carmen mirage, hearty and are d m a. so we are in a d. m a now and the rescue. air force are still continuing in here. however, this is the is having some good news as well. just in the morning after 198 hours under the rubble, an 18 years old. young man, them was a chip in javert. he has been pulled out of the rubble and he was alive, was a moment of celebration here by his family and the rescue teams as well. and also right over there, where you can see the ambulances, while we're preparing for this live. if you have heard that the, the rescue teams have been calling the ambulance is quite an excitement here. because they said that they have detected a voice. come in from the on,

from under the rebels here, and now the rescue teams are working relentlessly. begin to below and hopefully to take him or her as well. we do not know the identity of the person on there, but it be as dis, robles, however, the air force is still on the way. and if that happens, it's going to be regarded as a miracle because as of now we have already hold on 200 hours since the earthquake has hid the sultan or to care over there. this could be of course cover has been a symbol of this city. you can see that the clock now doesn't work. it just stopped when the earthquake hid this city over a week ago, at 417 a. yeah. in the morning. and people say that since that time on the time the life stopped in this city and also over there, you can see another block that is completely level down. still the heavy lifting machinery is the diggers desk waiters and the rescue workers are still working. i

do not know whether the, whether there are any one that there is anyone that is alive still under that. however, the 4th are still there on the way. so this city i have just talked to the deputy mayor of the city a little ago. and he told me that so far, they have buried around 8000 people in this city. and he said that the concern is that probably is going to be a bo higher than $10000.00 adults. he has talk about some of the religious bed, only 3 days for these later, they managed to have access, and they said that a military helicopter only co, only cooled, managed to have an excess, and a village was completely completely level down. no one came alive and said him more tragically, the walls come down came down to the, to the village and the dead bodies has been eaten. men of the desert bodies has been eaten there as well. so people also here are complain about the lack of

coordination. they said particular for the 1st 3 days. we didn't have as creators, like of course, the mission known, biggers, no live, not heavy, left the machine or is if they had this more than the group must probably this, it will, could save much more saltier. thank you for that way. so st. are at 14, they're live from and yemen in turkey. and as we sold mentioned, they are still stories of survival and help in turkey for people have been rescued after being trapped under the rabble for a 198 hours. 2 of them were brothers. have been taken to hospital for aging treatment as check in now with stephanie decker, who is in camera sh, which was the epi center of the 2nd earthquake last week. stephanie, as we've heard the extraordinary tales of survival and miracles. 8 days after the earthquake struck, tell us about what's happening, where you are with the rescue efforts. the yes, there's moments of joy, unfortunately, the folly

a very short lived and very brief. the overwhelming reality is that it is the dads that are being brought out of the rubble. we've just had one body of a bad out of where the work is going on. you could probably see the operation going on pretty much your recovery operation. 22 bodies we understand remain. you do still have some hope and you can probably see those in blue. these are a chinese listening team. they keep going in and out with our equipment. so they keep trying to listen. that when the bulldozers now you see about 4 or 5 of them starting to move again, they go silent to try and listen. we had 2 french search and rescue team also come in earlier. they were looking, they'd had a call saying that someone said they heard a voice from around this area. they then entered the area. so there is still this sort of, i suppose, hope 8 days later because these specialized international teams are the ones that have the listening equipment that have the, the rescue dogs that identify life. this is something that we had show yesterday we

were waiting for that to search and rescue when they did find those 2 young men in the end. but the overwhelming story here, folly is of death. we have seen countless bodies since we arrived here. and again, now they're expecting another one that they're trying to get out of the rubble. what they do. many times the bodies are not, you know, their pieces were told. it's horrible to tell you this, but this is the reality of what the relatives are having to deal with there. then put in body bags. there's a, there's a more car here. there's another more car there actually are camera on friday. just put the drone up and he said a, the devastation from up there is immense into he says you could see these more cars and locations. so yes, few moments of joy are incredible, but overwhelming as death. i was going to ask you about the relative, stephanie, you mentioned them. i know you've been speaking to, to some of the survivors to the people who lost loved ones. what have they been telling you about their experience?

a lot of them obviously i don't want to talk on camera. there is a lot of i'm a comprehensible grief. here are the few that we have spoken to and i think this is what also makes the so tragic. people have lost entire families in one go. there was one woman who told me that she lost 4 cousins, all her nieces and nephews and her mother. there was another man who was waiting for 6 relatives in the building. so this is the reality that people have lost entire families. we were at the border with syria just a few days ago, and we counted at least 50 bodies of syrians that were being carried across the board to be buried at home. one man put both of his children, a 5 year old and a 12 year old. and he was in a daze and he said, look at them, they look as if they're asleep, a, it's very difficult to comprehend. doubt these people are feeling, they've lost everything. there was one man who said, i've lost 2 children waiting for one. i hope he gets pulled out alive because otherwise i don't have a reason to live any more. and again, that's, that's her,

that's a heart break. and devastation that's being played out across the entire se, some areas more than others in terms of the devastation. but i think that death toll certainly expected to rise much more to give you a sense of the, the. 2 unbearable grief that is affecting, you know, hundreds of values of not over a 1000000 people. hot breaking stories. indeed, stephanie, thank you very much for that. stephanie decker live there in cut, a mom rush. now as our reporters have been mentioning, the government inter kia is accused of being slow to respond in hard hate areas. for morning. let's go to anchor at a capital west in m, cuz he was joining us from the crisis center there. the government is holding his for his cabinet meeting since the earthquakes in m. what can we expect? wholly answer. the last monday was the day sat for the cabinet meeting, but in the more early hours of the morning to kill woke up to this disaster

earthquake air that had it's eastern ration. so to day after 9 days, there is the a cabinets meeting again. her here in the building where we are everything, everything is sealed because we are expecting turkish prison, bridge of tape are done and some of the cabinet members are to be here. the government has been respect, replying to the critics that they have been late in a relief response, or they're saying that i are the climate conditions. the winter conditions was one of the effects and they accept that there were a places that they weren't able to reach. however, the opposition and also even some supporters of the ruling act party continued to criticize them. however, add this fight, everything in this fight that turkey is preparing for a presidential election that will also like the members of the parliament amid in 2023 at for as, as the main opposition. we have reached out to refuse speaking on camera because they said for now we are not going to deliver in

a political speeches. and the ruling act part to members. they are all in the field and they say we want to focus on our relief and 8 programs. but of course, today's cabinet meeting is very important as the earthquake is the main subject on the table, or we will be hearing air from turkish president after the meeting is complete, he will deliver a speech and we will hear more about the measures. the plans ahead for them or to take care of the region. a we spoke to some politicians are in ankara and we tried to explain to pull to class must fear her here in the capitol in our story. turkish flags have been raised up again in the capital ankara after a week of national mourning for the 10s of thousands of people killed by 2 major earthquakes in the southern region. opposition, party say, much of the distraction could have been avoided if the government had heated the warnings by experts of an impeding quake. this video is from last summer. it shows

an opposition politician and carmen marsh. the epicenter of last week's earthquake urging the authorities to take will be cushions to minimize damage. you do hit them, listen. they're all pointed as of the opposition. the party has been visiting the quick affected region and is accusing the government of its late response. he says the damaged infrastructure, which cut access to some areas was also built by the current government would refer to when am lula. it is a disaster that after 20 years of governing as a single party, you haven't taken any necessary measures here. despite that, there was an earthquake 3 years ago. there's no excuse for move up seeking accountability is another thing, but it's a systemic issue. we'll solve this altogether though. we don't have time for reproach or descent. last week, turkish president, treasure tape ardon,

inspected the ongoing rescue and relief efforts in all 10 cities affected by the quick. an acknowledged problems with the initial response is or took a qu. we're dealing with zach the with common sense and collect of wisdom bushels. all of our ministers, especially our president, have regular contact without teams in the field. we manage this process based on field feedback and consultations. this is a collaborative effort between our ministries and related organizations. all parties in the turkish parliament, including the governing up party, have mobilized their members to help the victims to the case for appearing for a presidential election. that is most likely the most difficult for president ridge of tape our john, who's been in power for more than 20 years last, monday's earthquakes will almost certainly have political ramifications for now what size appear to suspend that they are campaigns as they work to help millions who've been affected. seen amaco solo al jazeera on kyra.

ah. as turn our attention not to some of the days avenues and iraq to president abraham racy has arrived in china for a 3 day visit aimed at strang thing economic ties. these are the latest pictures from bay gene. a china is the bronze largest trade partner and the biggest customer for iranian oil. joseph jabari reports from tehran, forging stronger ties. iranian president, abraham bracy met his chinese counterpart changing ping on the side lines of the shanghai corporation organization. last september in was becca austin. that's where she didn't pink underscore china support for iran, and invited his arraignment counterpart to beijing with iran under heavy us. let sanctions more than a 5th of its exports go to china. the country's biggest export market. according to

the same government figures, china is also iran's 2nd biggest source of imports. in 2021. iran and china signed a 25 year strategic cooperation agreement, ranging from oil and mining to transportation and agriculture. staff had a general idea as to what she need to have on this trip can provide a good step towards implementing these plans. in the last 12 months, iran has exported more than $14000000000.00 to china, an increase of 58 percent from the previous year. and we have imported where the $13000000000.00 from china. following the united states pull out from the 2015 nuclear deal with iran in 2018 and reimpose sanctions. iran has faced the toughest economic situation in over 40 years. according to the parliament, this cost economy between $150.00 and $200000000.00. while iran and china have had tense relations with the united states, they continue to project themselves as

a counterweight to american power alongside russia and abraham braces look east policy to deepen ties of beijing is at the forefront of that goal. as well as the aim of his 1st official visit to china. door sobari al jazeera to hong and katrina. u. s. i corresponded dean b j. join just now live on the usa. katrina, what's on the agenda for this visit, and what is b g looking to get out of it. all right, you see arrived engaging early on tuesday morning and she was welcomed at the great hole of the people. quite literally baking rolled out the rate of the red carpet for the leader. he reportedly met with president she dumping this afternoon and is also scheduled to meet with premier luka chung and head of time is n p c. lee john shoot. now be doing has called iran an old friend and said that this trip is designed to strengthen the relationship between china and iran. it's difficult to overstate the importance of the economic ties. china is ron's biggest trading

partner. china is also the only customer of ron's heavily a sanctioned oil expert exports. now we expect to that right. you see during his trip here will find deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars and those deals are all part of this 25 year deal. that was signed between china and iran in 2021. and this visit comes at a time when both countries are facing growing tensions with the united states staging has strongly condemned repeatedly the sanctions at d. u. s. has placed on iran and both countries are also a have also in recent years, been strengthening their respective ties with moscow. and iran has also been a big supporter of aging on the global state. and china is going to look for them to reassure beijing that they will continue to do so. iran is part of china, is they belton road infrastructure project. and it's also slated to join the china lead shanghai corporation organization later this year. katrina, thank you for that. katrina, you live there in bay jane and still ahead on the use our a shooting at

a university in the usa of michigan. the 3 people dead. a crackdown on child marriage in india and why experts say social change is the way to protect millions of girls and lat long to wait until the formula one season as more teams and daily and new cars that come at me. james was to stay with us. we're back after the break . ah, there much of central and eastern europe is underneath an awful lot of collab. any active web then you, wintry stuff is all coming down here and being driven down. lot of snow has fallen recently. as an example in armenia, but in western europe in particular, the sun is at by day after morning fall contemptuous feeling. reach me i, i have to say the range kept at bay. the snow fell, obviously is not,

is running to as decent side of ukraine, just catching the black sea. now it might catch what it will catch. the north cursor took him spread some cloud for the south, maybe a few snow fairies on wednesday, but nothing very much. i think in the central western med where it's been so stormy . so windy reason that wind is dying down by wednesday. there will be rain curling off the coast and bring some of it, i think into the sas of portugal flows port where we're looking at fine ish, whether rain could well break through into the british owls and maybe the edge of norway increasing breeze as well. but the sun is then coming out as the cloud is pushed and the way in poland and in austria, in north africa, the still rain and slow in the atlas mountains. that's been fairly persistent. that's rejuvenated. but for most the obvious thing is the strength of the seasonal wind, which is bringing dustin sandstorms to the photo. ah,

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ah ah, you're watching the news hour on al jazeera with me for the back table. our reminder of our main story. it's been 8 days since the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria which have killed more than 37000 people. the united nation says it will increase a deliveries to syria after getting permission to use 2 more border crossings from tennessee. supplies have been slow to ride in syria, which has suffered 12 years of civil war. their cell stories of survival rescue cruise in turkey have cheated, and each other, after pulling forth quakes of iris to safety. 2 of those rescued were brothers that were found alive after spending

a 198 hours chopped under the rebel in other use. napoli seemed to nisha, have detained 2 prominent opponents of president chi, saeed. and the head of a radio station that's criticized him was i. e. e. e k femmes, his nur dean baton house was search and he was arrested high profile political rivals in other critics of the government have been arrested in recent days, presents. i each shut down parliament in 2021 and took control of the judiciary on it. speak to monica marx about this is a professor of middle east politics at new york university abu dhabi and he's joining us live from abu dhabi. thank you very much, monica been with us. so this may have been a wave of a rest. then targeting politicians and, and government critics into leisure. recently. first of all, how is the government of presence, i. e justifying these arrests and this got down they haven't explained any rational. they haven't even presented charges to the people who've been arrested.

in fact, many of these people who've been arrested saturday, the number stands around 20. we don't have a full list yet. they haven't even been served with their charges. many of them have been abducted actually kidnapped from their homes. so this is a process that's happening outside the rule of law. and in many ways outside the realm of clear logic di it is likely to defend these arrests and abductions by saying that they're part of an anti corruption crackdown. that's really been the one card he seems to know how to play in chinese in politics. but in fact, many of the people arrested, as you mentioned, are in fact critics of sired who are people pro democracy, people who have nothing to do with corruption or criminal activity. like the head of chinese, your largest radio station, who was taken from his home late last night. why i was going to ask you to tell us more about the people who have been arrested and the link that unites them.

sure. it's a mixture of people who are likely to be charged with price fixing and economic corruption. and people who have done nothing more than simply criticize kaya science dictatorship on facebook. in the, in the group of people whose arrest, abductions, have been nakedly political. we're seeing people being taken from their homes across the india. logical spectrum. someone like noted in the tar, the head of can use your most popular largest radio station was a he's a sexually oriented person who hates the so called islamist party and not us. the highest cited claims to oppose. there are other people who self identify a secular critic, psychiatrist. i had to like laws her after me, who was a member of the sexually oriented party new to tunis in the past 10 years. now. there was a man named high in turkey who had started to organize cross city, a logical opposition talk, bringing people of different,

illogical persuasion secondarily or yet to people and more conservative. i. e, is limit oriented people together to oppose kind of side dictatorship. he's getting increasingly paranoid, monica was going to ask you about the state of political freedoms into nisha in these last few years. what's changed and, and how dangerous a moment is this for the country. almost everything is changed. junior year was the one arab country that built from the bottom up an organic democracy. it was a flawed and fragile democracy. it was not consolidated, but it existed between 20112021. there was real political freedom and real freedom for media. kaya started in july 2021, you know, he was the democratically elected president. month he decided to shut the democratically elected parliament with army tanks. he made what we call him political science, a self qu, or a presidential coo. and since then, he's been on

a steady march to silent critics, to obliterate to need his checks and balances. and in fact, he's done so. so, and we're going with the strict within protests, where is the nation and all this, why? and they capitalizing on this anger against the government. they've been struggling to unite because their idiot logically divide it. a lot of people in the opposition have been hesitant to work with the so called islamist enough. the party, which kind of has the reverse midas touch. and they don't want to, to be associated with it and not hold the opposition back from forming abroad united front tire size rule. you also have western governments from the united states to the european union that have decided saw it is a necessary i'll be palatable, security ally, to prevent migrants from coming to europe in union shores to prevent china or russia from gain gaining a foothold in the mediterranean so they've also been tacitly enabling,

whose dictatorship? monica, thank you so much for your insight. thank you for talking to us, monica moss, joining us from abu dhabi to brussels now, where need for defense ministers are meeting to discuss boosting support for ukraine. the lines the secretary general has promised more ammunition 14 we see no sign starts. the preston put in her is preparing for peace. ah, what you see is the opposite. her. he is preparing for more a war for new offensive sunday and new attacks. so it makes it just even more important at her and they draw us on partner sir, provide more support to, to ukraine. tellers to tell us more about what the defense ministers have been saying is that person who joins his life from brussel. so what more support is ukraine going to be getting set up this meeting? well, that's a very good question. it's only 3 weeks ago that this says so called ukraine

support group has been meeting. they call it also to ramstein of format and add you as a defense secretary, your light austin, stress again that ukraine really needs urgent help and that they will stand by your crane until very long time. so basically, we're popping up support, but in real life, in fact, helen break title it is, it's very difficult to find a ammunition right now. that's what the secretary general of nato has said. they did a survey, an extraordinary survey, and they found out that stocks all around nato are very low now. so it's not only, not enough an ammunition to go to the front lines in ukraine, but also for nato countries, which is very worrying. so that today the discussion is mostly about speeding up a production of ammunition and also making contracts, making sure that they have enough production lines going on for a very fast. so they can move these emanations from the factories immediately to

the front line. and the other hot topic here is f sixteens, these fighter jets that the presidency lansky has asked for. he calls them wings of freedom. and one of the countries who has these f sixteens, they have 24 of them, is the netherlands. and i asked the defense minister of the netherlands, what she said to ukraine when they asked specifically to send these app 16th to the front line or looking of course ahead. an air defense is very important to ukraine in this war that might drag on for some time. so i completely understand this request. but for my colleague also understand that this is something that will take time because we have to coordinate with our partner countries, or we really have to think through the possibility the consequences. well, this will definitely dash some hope. so ukraine might have had that from this

meeting today in brussels, there will be a decision on these at 16. so it's been a long discussion are already at for some nato countries. it is a red line, for example, for germany and also poland, who has f sixteens has said, we only do this when we go do this together with nato. so there's a lot of divisions among the nato countries and meanwhile, so the burke has said we have to keep our promises of sending battle tangs and ammunition before we go on to discuss more about this f. 16. thank you for the updates at bass in life or is there in brussels. you zealand spy minister says damage caused by cycling. gabrielle is the worst in a generation. the storm battered the north island, leaving more than 200000 homes without power and national state of emergency has been declared as laura con reports. this is the main state highway in hawkes bay. as franklin gabriel pushed across new zealand north island, it cut off roads and cities. it brought torrential rain and some wind gusts,

reaching a 140 kilometers an hour. leading residents shaken. thunder and lightning and everything last i was just horrific. sorry. but the, the devastation as just oh, just might share mikes, you want to cry, to be honest. a soon began lashing the northern coast and from day let down in its wake. let the government declare a state of emergency the 3rd time in its history. the situation, the new zealand as have been waking up to this morning, a lot of families displaced a lot of homes without power. extensive damage done across the country will be throwing everything at this to make sure with providing as much support for the response as possible. rescue efforts are underway and the defense force has been rallied. residents have been advised to stay away from rising coastal waters. many

regions in the north were still recovering from record rain for 2 weeks ago on the east coast of the north island and tie. townsend settlements have been cut off due to even rising flood waters. all the roads going in and out of these places have been cut off by slips or fallen trees. in some places the entire road is gone. hundreds, roads are impossible. land is continuing to slip under the weight of torrential rain and tens of thousands of people have no power. rescue workers say it's too early to assess. the sense of the damage with the continuing storm is likely to humble wrestler with. if you can, you bring laurel home out a 0 in the u. s. a gunman has shot dead 3 people at a university campus. it happened at michigan state university in the city of east lansing. 5. others were taken to hospitals, some with life threatening injuries. the suspects ran off,

but he was found dead about 4 hours later, reportedly with self inflicted wounds. that suspect is all we now know is a 43 year old male that 43 year old male is not affiliated in any way with michigan state university. was not a student faculty, staff and we have no idea why you see the campus to do this. to night. he stalks have resumed between columbia's largest remaining rebel globe and the government, the national liberation army, known as the e l. n. met officials in mexico city on monday. they're trying to end nearly 6 decades of conflict. the last round of talks took place in november, but the government was forced to withdraw its announcement of a truce after the e. l. n denied every ideal was reached. now to south for dan, which shows some of africa, largest oil reserves, but its economy is struggling,

and millions of people depend on humanitarian aid for their survival. civil servants are in less than $20.00 a month or more. tasa has our report from the capital, juba, antony, sylvester, does part time jobs. fleming weightings providing sound systems, sometimes construction work to an extra cash. he's been a civil servant in thought to don for more than 12 years. but he sees what he earns from the government is not enough to pay the bills. if i, if i can tell you, my salary is less than $15.00 and i'm getting water for one for one week is more than $20.00. that's only drinking water from the tankless. then you can then from here you can see, forget about food for good about you for the kids. forget about closing for read about showering. this is it is very tough. after gaining independence from sudan in 2011 conflicts between rival leaders have undermined growth and

development. millions of people displaced by conflict, still live in displacement. camps across the country. corruption, inflation, natural disasters, communal violence, rising food prices and the high cost of living are adding to their problems. thousands economy relies on oil and agriculture making a vulnerable to climate change and fluctuating energy prices. the government uses or revenues to pay salaries and finance other development projects was i'm economists say that's no longer sustainable parts of the capital. dubai have transformed since a peace agreement was signed in 2018. but this oil dependent economy hasn't fully explored. aspire diversity and mineral resources, given what solid other minerals that have been employed, others was being used, then you have sustainability. oil in there was sustainable worldwide. that's why we quality of volatile commodity. last year,

the international monetary fund said it would release emergency financing to help salted unaddressed food shortages and supports social spending. many people here say is taking too long to turn around. economy. hermit us out of her job. every year, 1500000 girls in india, a marriage before the age of 18. well now authorities are arresting people involving the legal practice. but experts say social change not arrest is the way to end. child marriages have nearly tower reports from bar pita in nor thin india. its been a difficult week for lukia's family. her husband was recently arrested for marrying her when she was barely 14 years old. his mother has fallen sick, leaving rookie to care for her and their daughter petition to her. there are lots of problems. my daughter stays hungry and i don't have money to buy medicine for my mother in law. we depended on my husband who worked as a rice mill,

a som stayed in india as ne tracking down on child marriage. in the last 2 weeks, authorities have erected hundreds of people, including grooms, parents, clerics and priests. child marriage has been linked with too much on the health and high infant mortality. i found said has one of the highest rates of child marriage in india. nearly one in 6 women. a have children when they were just teenagers, that number is higher in rural areas where there are strong patriarchal biases and few opportunities for women. during birth. the government says it's a mr. improve women's health, as is a drastic action, just to make people realize the fall, the mistake they have done for many years ages the case. the it has to be a social movement. we have to be aware, we have to stop the child matters at any goal. women are demanding the husband release thing. there's no one to own and feed the family. most of the people arrested often poor marginalized communities. there are growing cause to instead,

improve good education and focus on gender equality. there are different ways to address this problem that cracked on what's going on. and that's why it came as a kind of shock at the community level. you know, and that is why to even add the impact of the cat dragged down the way and the impact of the track down also needs to be address. police have just stood more than 4000 cases. jails are filling up and people are being shifted to a detention center built for undocumented migrants. the government says it will rehabilitate families. let some child rides like cookie. utley was happier and better off with their husbands, back home. bargains, mythological era, barbara a, sam ne, india still. i don't, al jazeera, some spectacular action from the n b that's coming up facial distinct. ah

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ah hole. ah ah time our phone look at the days for suzanne perry, sasha master name are says they are determined to win the champions league. he and his b s. g t maids faced by munich in paris late on tuesday in the 1st leg of their last 16 tie. he has g go into the game, having lost back to back game to the french league, end french edge c su, oh, muska america fits. it's hard. this is the biggest competition in the world, apart from the club world cup. and we know how hard this challenges are. we're preparing to be at our best though. wouldn't come here for

a walk. we came here to wanted to when all the trophies with p s g. that's what we all want. we call the other game on tuesday. sees ac milan play their 1st champions league knockout game since 2014. they'll be up against tottenham, who are coach by former intern, milan boss, antonio county. he was asked about the differences between football in england and italy in england, a thinker that is her own. oh, an atmosphere that to bring her to enjoy, to enjoy football. football is a sport, and the in eat, the lease and thyme is full of football. oh, he is not the, or he has bought the sometimes her is a war. ah ha, between the, the teams between the, the fonts an independent report has found that european footballs. governing body u. f l was primarily responsible for the chaotic scenes at last year's champions. league final fans were pending and tear gas outside the stabbed of hans in paris.

the report said it was remarkable that no one lost their life. liverpool, one for the 1st time in 5 from yearly gainsay beaverton to nail in the nasty side derby at unfilled masonic for the 1st n cody got pulled when scored his 1st goal since joining in january, liverpool and 9th, while everton stay in the relegation, and there was some spectacular action in the n b, as the portland trailblazer got the better of the lakers here yet from great dance. and also the 233 point is damien lillard scored 40 as portland, one by 12 and acres have now lost 4 of their last 5 years. forming a one teams continue to reveal their new cars, aston, martin, and mclaren on the latest outfits looking to break the dominance of red gold, mercedes and jerry davis stokes reports aston martin or the mission to challenge

for formula one titles. and they hope this will be the car to set them on their way . the am all 23. the british team have finished 7th in both season since the return to the sport. but this time around, they've got to time world champion fernanda, well on. so, the 41 year old spaniard who won both his titles with reynold, replaces the retard sebastian vessel and is very motivated by the challenge. we went to, to lead the miss field. we want to get closer to these top 3. and then in 2024 and make another step into that direction. so it's calling points been in the points every race and get closer and closer to the fog and positions that are hopefully this year we can give up, was really 3 alonso in his teammate. lunch stroll will be impacted by new roles brought in by a former governing body b for a bombing drivers for making political, religious, or personal statements without prior approval. it's upset some drivers but not

alonzo. in drivers, mister dr. is what we we do best drive and if we want to speak or who want to have a statement or if we have different ideas, we have our private life to do it. i think every sunday we we drive for a team for a sponsor, for, for our company. and we are there just to the right as fast as we can. alonzo will be battling one of his former teams, maclaren, he will also release their latest model on monday. mclaren finish 5th, last season. a long way from the glory days, which yielded 12 will champions and 8 construct his titles that current stock lender, no race will admit it could be a long road back. of course, i'm sure every single driver on the grid wants to win, but it's f one is a is a patient game at the same time. and um, sometimes it can take 10 years, sometimes 5 years, whatever. it's clear both maclaren and aston martin up some way to go before they

really compete with the top 3 current champions. red ball loach, that car earlier this month with both mercedes and ferrari to follow later this week. pre season testing starts in 9 days before the open grand prix in bahrain on march. 5th. the 1st of a record 23 races. david stokes al jazeera and patrick holmes has been basking in the glory of winning another super bowl with the kansas city chiefs. the quarterback also won the super bowl and beauty, and as is customary, he paid a visit to go from london. how from tradition started back in 90 in 70. that's a news hour on al jazeera nick clark is next. ah.

the corona virus has been indiscriminately selected as victims. it's devastating effects of plague, every corner of the globe, transcending class creed and color. but in britain, at this, proportionally high percentage of the fallen have been black or brown skins. the big picture traces the economic disparities and institutional racism that is seen united kingdom fail, it citizens, britain's true colors, part 2 on al jazeera. this is the image of hong kong that cancels visitors, baffling, glamorous city, but underground a different reality appears. official figures released in november show the number of people experience homelessness is the highest in a decade and is a shop rise in the number if women experiencing housing insecurity. that report

also said there's need for better services and more funds the hosting accommodation as the situation westerns. it's the middle of winter here in hong kong, and the temperature often drops below 10 degrees at night. people are list under pos, are preparing for another nice exposed to freezing conditions up to years of over great, the damage caused to the precious gross lance of chile is being reversed with one of the world's biggest ever conservation projects. they're pretty emblematic of the pedagogy and if they're plentiful and they're calm like this one is, then you know that the system is coming back and that they feel no threat. and that's why you know, i far re wilding patagonia on al jazeera.