awe luscious war in ukraine has dominated. well, he's for the past 12 months. devastating for those in the line of fire or directly impact. and it has strength and global alliances and deepened divisions with far reaching effects on the lives of billions of people. well, white in a week had special coverage. al jazeera explores every aspect of the conflict, the human, the political, and the economic, and the possibilities of resolution. ukraine war, one here on, on algebra. ah

13 days off to the earthquakes and took in syria emergency crews are still finding survivors. ah clark, this is al desert life and also coming up millions, hopeless turkey says more than a 1000000 people are living in a tent in camps. 8 continues to trickle into syria, the head of the world food program, calling for desperately needed funds. the united states has formally determined that russia has committed crimes against humanity. top words from the u. s. vice president almost a year into the war in ukraine. ah, a so we begin in turkey and syria,

both countries still recovering after last week's devastating earthquakes. more than 46000 people have been killed. but even as rescue operations are winding down, emergency crews are still finding survivors. 3 people including a child rescued in hattie in turkey on saturday. that's 13 days after the earthquake victims were trapped under the rubble for more than 296 hours. one of them suddenly later died in hospital. we have a team of correspondence covering the disaster across a southeast in turkey and northwest 0. first, let's hear from stephanie decker, an elvis done a which has been left freshly empty. elvis done the exact epicenter of that 2nd earthquake. the city resembles a ghost town. we've been driving around it streets. we haven't seen a single building. left standing either collapsed, partially collapsed, destroyed, nothing remains livable here. a lot of its residents have left. there are not many

tents here. and many residents also complained that help didn't come fast enough. i'll be, stan is nestled between snow covered mountains. it takes a long time to drive here. when you see nothing but mountains, it's also freezing. below 20 centigrade at night. we've also seen the turkish john got emma with a cadaver dog. the rescue operation ended a long time ago here. now, it is only about recovering bodies. some of the buildings have already been marked, zoning on it saying things like empty saying damage noted. it seems that the work to rebuild this area has already begun. but at the moment, the devastation and we've been to many cities across the south east remains beyond comprehension. stephanie decker, al jazeera albus done in south eastern to kia well as well as those intensities

another 200000 displaced people in turkey, sleeping in guest houses in university. dorn, treatment, sports hall, sued and casino has more now from ankara. ah, a brief moment of joy for these children outside a dormitory campus in anchor. but inside there is an anxious wait by their dots. their said, terrified and still shocked after experiencing last mon, this powerful earthquakes that hit to kiss 10 southern cities. cannon and his family are among the hundreds of thousands who left their city behind. his says he arrived here 5 days ago after burying family members. so you should be resourceful to the assessor. we on the, we woke up to huge shaking a noise. it was flashing everywhere. we had no electricity, but we were able to see each other as if it was daytime shaquanna. my wife was in

shock and she hugged me tight. almost. i was trying to gather the kids at the same time. it was like a nightmare in our own home. we were panicking. it shook for a long time. we prayed a lot by the cannon had the death of his in laws from his wife as she was just for weeks far from giving birth. thank god, eager to bear, naughty a good. when i saw the ruins, i started crying and calling my mom and brother, i couldn't get any sound from them. i couldn't do anything. i was distraught. they took me away from there because i'm pregnant. just in this dormitory, in the turkish capital, they are nearly 2500 citizens who have been displaced from their homes without any clothes or shoes. still, they're thankful they have a roof over their heads, hot water and a warm place to sleep. but it is still not home region on the bottom of the issue. unfortunately, we left all our memories youth,

childhood future and hopes everything behind and came here. and tucker is totally destroyed. but we will return to our city. we will revive this city of civilization gated energy, even though most of the people love their ever saying they haven't lost their hope to see another day for their children rebuild one day. they're not sure when they will come, but they're aware they have a long way to go on. whereas we've just been hearing families in syria facing di conditions made worse by the delay delivering aid a herani reports now from a friend in the countryside. no, no. if you fall out of the was the into free and we are inside this gym hall in the middle of a free and the aleppo countryside. this is where dozens of syrian families have taken shelter after their homes were partially or totally destroyed by the earthquake. what we've seen here can only be described as devastating,

especially to children and the elderly, and heather and mackenzie. let's hear now from one of the survivors. i'm not so sure your maneuvers, desert. we have been sheltered in this hall for 12 days, but we don't have any services. we have not received any assistance. i suffer from colon cancer and back pain. i'm sleeping on this hard surface in this fiercely cold weather. it is really tough. well though we survived the earthquake, we find ourselves faced with another type of disaster. the walls of our house fell on my wife and she has been in hospital for 10 days. she doesn't have anything, not even a mattress to sleep on. we have not received any medical, 800, but i'm a father to fall. all of them are suffering from a constant. cough some health organizations came over but could not even provide a cough medication to sit on it and he, a little garcia has a gun. it's nothing but harsh living conditions. these families are left battle. the tragic stories can be heard wherever we go. the survivors are in need of food,

shelter, and medical supplies. we've heard similar complaints in every area. we've been to people in desperate need of help them with that all the other dozens of trucks have passed the northern border. more relief, aid is needed. the lack of services and shortages of supplies is all we hear and see here on the ground in northwest area. almost hold on just 0 medina to 3 and but if you help us vice president common higher says her country has formerly determined that russia has committed crimes against humanity in ukraine. she made the remarks at the immediate security conference representatives from keith western allies have been using the meeting show solidarity with each other and with ukraine, which the united states has formerly determined that russia has committed crimes against humanity. well, diplomatic editor james base is immune. james,

have to you yet a come that's a different designation. that's more important. legally. wall crimes is what everyone has been saying for some time that will crimes being committed in ukraine . a crimes against humanity is one in international law. one step further up. so an important statement from the us vice president here at munich, where for the 2nd, the running ukraine has been top of the list in terms of crises being discussed by the people who are attending. here. remember presence lensky came to munich a year ago. his last trip before the invasion, just days later, last year, many wondering what would happen a year ago. clearly, presidents lensky, still one year old, is still an office, but it's been a testing year for his country on a testing year for the nato allies. let's discuss this further with the former set

. could you general of nato and as fo rasmussen, you know what it's like trying to keep all of those countries on the same page, 30 different allies. they have done that and they have slowly over a year round top, the support for ukraine. what's your view on, on the way that the alliance is held together, the alliance is doing very well and in started max has done a great job. i had a sense that down, but you write a stiff regards to keep it 30 nations together and achieve contentious one time and another. and what we have seen is increased defense investment. straightened centera charter defense in the i did auto weapons did it over is to ukraine, an unprecedented unity within nato. so you have a much stronger nato today than a year ago. the problem i think is when you get to the discussion of the end game, how this should end. when do you stop the fighting?

when do you start the negotiating? presence lensky is clear. he wants to take back all of ukraine. but you look at president putin and what's going on in moscow, and he's using troops now as cannon fodder. and he's got a lot of troops and he's got a lot of weapons. it's looking like this is existential. for putin, he's worried that if he ends the war now, if he negotiates, then he may lose his grip on power. how worrying do you think that is for this being a really long term comp i, i'm concerned about it being a long term conflict. and to put a quick end to the conflict, we need to provide to the of crane and all the weapons and they need to win the war. and what is victory? victory? it's very clear. it is to kick all russian troops out of or ukrainian shore. as long as you are russian troops and ukraine, your have a conflict. but then if president putin is prepared to keep going, keep going,

then victory also might being regime change in moscow. i wouldn't exclude that, but i am not concerned about the destiny of poaching. what i'm concerned about is to ensure that poaching does not get success in ukraine because if he succeeds in your career, he won't stop. there is continued on more dover, georgia, and eventually the bar take as states show is essential that we make sure there grains where the wind, this war war is a dreadful thing, but it's also a trust trans, more formative thing. how do you think this war has changed nato? the alliance is a very, very many different roles. when you a secretary general love, the work was in afghanistan, clearly that so war that end we could talk about that. another day that ended in a way that many afghans are not very happy about. but how do you think this has transformed nice? it has strengthened and nato at my lasts sammy,

as nancy or dana in way ever since september 2014. we decided that within the next decade, all night or ally should live up to the famous 2 percent target for defense investments . we haven't reached that yet, but many confed sound the rights a pass. and soon they will reach the 2 percent target. eh, we see more defense investments in denver, the russian that tack on euclid has been awake off course. so putting wanted less nato. he has fought more nato and shewn, and finland and sweden are also during nato. so he has caught the opposite of what he wanted, and his fo rasmussen for the secretary general of nato. thank you very much for joining us here on al jazeera, the, the, the meetings here at munich security conference continue around the venue. you

could probably hear there is some jeering. there are some protest is there also quite a few supporters of the us, vice president, couple of harris, some of those that we're hearing chancing as well, are chanting in fallacy because there are a fair few iranian protest is here to nick or does it between munich i j space reporting. thank you james. i make sure you join us for a special coverage of the ukraine will at $1130.00 g m t. that's on sunday, february 19th. we'll explore how the war is affecting the global energy market 1130 gmc so hi, darren al jazeera with one week to go until nigeria is crucial. elections will tell you about one group that critics say can influence the folks. and we'll have more on the scottish national party search for new leader and a new part to possible independent. ah,

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wherever you go in the world. well my line goes to make it be exceptional. katara always going places to go. lou. lou ah ha, you're watching al jazeera or mind about top stories this hour and more than 46000 people are confirmed dead in turkey and in syria after last week's earthquakes. the focus is shifting to relief efforts and helping the millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance. the earthquakes have displaced entire communities who

turkish vice president has said more than a 1000000 people are living in 10th and company. years vice president comma harris says her country has formerly determined that russia has committed crimes against humanity in ukraine. she made the remark set the munich security conference representatives from keeps at western allies, have been using the meeting to show solidarity with each other and with you. craig, north korea has tried a long range, ballistic missile into the sea of its east coast. japan's defense ministry says the missile landed in it's exclusive economic zone and that it was intercontinental ballistic missile class. the launch comes one day, our to pyongyang, threatened strong action against south korea and the united states. the allies recently announced joint military drills. ra mcbride has more now from salt. this missile was launched late saturday afternoon, local time being fired from the area of soon and that's close to pyongyang. this is a place from which

a previous missile launches have taken place according to the japanese authorities . and they miss our flu for 900 kilometers landing in the seas separating the korean peninsula from japan around 200 kilometers short of the island of her cargo . but apparently reaching out to jude and apogee of nearly 6000 kilometers before coming back down to earth. which would mean that according to japan, this was an icbm class of missile them into continental ballistic missile. the type of missile that north korea has been testing and which has the kind of range to reach the continental united states. this is the 2nd message that north korea has 5 so far this year on january 1st, it fired a short range ballistic missile. but of course, during 2022, there was an unprecedented flowery of missile activity with around 8 your so missiles being tested and fired many of them short range, but also including

a several, it's thought icbm, intercontinental ballistic missiles. this has been condemned by japan and also by south korea. the national security council here has had a meeting describing this as a serious provocation. thousands of trade union members across june is marching against president case said, policies accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms. blaming him for worsening economy and rising cost of living. the powerful trade union criticize the recent crack down on government. critics. conflict in free trade dominated towards on the 1st day of the african union summit. more than 30 country leaders are in the open capital for the meeting that discussing ways to tackle violence in this hollow region and the democratic republic of congo. and hoping to speed up the implementation of a deal aimed at boosting trade between african nations from addis ababa malcolm web

has more events of the day. one of the summit israel delegation was escorted from the meeting room by security. israel's been seeking observe a status here with the african union for about 20 years. the member states is still divided on whether or not it should be granted south africa in particular objects. many people in south africa like and israel occupation of palestine who white minority room on the report side. molly guinea and the keena faster, will be lobbying to be allowed back into the african union. for 3 countries were suspended, following military coups in the last 3 years. waiting to find out what the african unions, teeth curious account will decide. president told me of rwanda president felix just the kitty of democratic republic of congo met together president jo, lorenzo of i'm going to discuss the escalating conflict in eastern congo congress

armed forces. say that fighting rwandan soldiers under the guise of the n $23.00 on group, widely understood to be a proxy over wonder or they ran the denies it. that meeting resulted in yet another communicate, calling previous agreements to be held and for the withdrawal to the previous agreements i'm communicate haven't led to any change on the ground as 23 has continued to see ways of territory from the commonly government. and then $23.00 is increasingly accused of massacres and atrocities committed against civilian on the agenda is further discussion of the african trade area agreement, which has been talked about here for years, was written on paper is a far cry from the reality economist say that trade between african countries has been declined in 2012. proponents of the free trade agreement say, if only trade between african countries can be increased than it would make the

continent more resilient economic shock, such as the one caused by russia's invasion of ukraine. malcolm web al jazeera at the african union in addis ababa. hundreds of women displaced by the violence in east and democratic republic of congo. have protested in the city of goma, the demanding and the fighting between the m. 23 rebel group and government troops, which is escalated in recent weeks. the un estimates the conflict in the space of half a 1000000 people. nigeria will hold this general election next week, but critics have raise concerns about state governors having too much influence on the votes. but interest reports not from my degree on elections only days away nigeria, the presidency and seats in parliament being contested. but critics, the one group is having too much influence on devote state governors. i think

a lot of anger about governance in my dna actually goes to these governors because the impunity of this governor was the me. so all the about governance is part of the pain that nigerians are going to she's not generous return to democracy in $1009.00. tonight we stayed, governors have influenced, becomes president with full access to state funds and resources. the can choose tended it for political office, anybody as bad to be president. of course he will have to take roots to we do go from those because of the a connectivity of the governor's anti grasses. but critics and activists say such power weiss harming democracy in governance in nigeria, and they wanted reduced limiting their powers to require amendment to the constitution and the electron look what with increasing number of governors getting elected into a parliament that's supposed to be dangerous. neither is we'll have to wait longer for that to happen. summer hoping these elections will mark a turn around with

a woman. now the front runner for state governor posed a big step in a male dominated society. but until then, little it's expected to change party politics and governors in africa was populous country. how many degrees al jazeera, why degree? the surprise resignation and scotlands 1st minister nicholas sturgeon has thrown her s n p party and it's pushed for scottish independence. it's term all the countries now waiting for its governing party to choose replacements, and they'll have a lot of work to do there to keep the s n p 's dream of an independent scotland alive where we challenge reports now from edinburgh. for years, nicholas sturgeon seemed as solid as off his seat. the ancient volcano that towers over edinburgh. but political and geological ear is both end office seat stopped rapping. 340000000 years ago. sturgeon's power disappeared with her resignation.

announcements last wednesday. good morning everyone. so the scottish national party is now looking for a new leader and a new path. they are now in a state of flux, and the key question for them is what do you do about independence? what's the independent strategy? and mckeever is a political analyst who watches scottish politics closely. it comes back to the decision that the u. k. supreme court made the backend of last year, where they said the scottish parliament did not have the power to hold a referendum by itself. nicholas surgeon's answer to that question was what she called the defect to referendum. in other words, she boutique a national election like the general election that we expect next year. and she would turn that into a vote on independence, but many in the s n p. so this is too risky, and it looks like the tactic is now dead in the water. a special party conference where sturgeon would have argued for it has been called off for now. appetite for

an imminent rerun if the 2014 referendum is falling. and recent polls suggest pro independence has become a minority view. once again, nicholas sturgeon's exit may further erode support. i hope it does. why? because i want independent. you and so what are your hopes for? who's next and what i can do, i don't know who's coming quite a short last mistake. we'll put back the cause for independence because it's never been more than 50 percent. that those many of them will, i think, to stay in the union because we've lost the european union. we probably don't want to lose longest union in the world who have his next will have to reinvigorate the independence cause and fend off opposition, party sensing, and opportunity the race for

a new s and p leader. and the scottish 1st minister doesn't yet have a clear front runner candidates have until friday to wednesday. and then it's a 6 week contest with a members having until the end of march to make that choice. a choice that will in a new political age for scotland, rory challenz al jazeera adam for a clean up is underway. new zealand, dr. a. psycho ravaged its east coast the store made a landfill in north island on monday. it can be at least 9 people. thousands is still missing. probably johnson is a spokesman for the civil defense emergency management group. he says around a 1000 people are still cut off from any communication. so at the moment we are carrying out some record relief operations to get into our side of communities. we had substantial communities that actually by slighted in terms of routing, in particular, surveys, really our focus at the moment is getting food essential supplies to those

communities. these are people who are contactable, we lost shalean, meet weeks, and to nice empower is the start to to come back online. we're hoping that we will be able to check those people down. but obviously we're also seeing change for the play to try and track these people them this morning, i guess been in the water was put, put back on a very restrictive supply power in terms of night last night somehow come on, but still, so probably 60 to see, the see, the big city is what the out how but progress is they might even die in terms of calling that they call. and that's it for me. mclaughlin got more news. come up parent to 0 after our special program. you craig, wall one year. ah

ah hello, the weather looks a little unsettled once again for to pad with the possibility of some slight wave for the next couple of days. it shouldn't satellite, but we are going to see some winter weather coming through this weather system to sliding across sea. i saved pratt will turn it to pretty unsettled some rain coming through for many snow over the high ground. that said, going to be the case into hawkeye. i was out of the mountains. it should be logic drive to take her temperature. he had about 19 celsius, although we are going to say falling away a little as we go on 3 monday winds coming back into a north west direction. see effects that coming across at western side of han shoe as a result of that southern part of japan, shippy lossy, dry, bright, and breezy. chris sunshine. they have 2 men to the cramp peninsula laws, ye troy, across a good parts of china. i with the next couple of days, not to dry cross northern parts of the philippines over the next couple of days. we got this weather system which may well turn a to

a tropical lie bring some really heavy down, pulls into loose on at the, the lady who does some flash flooding. as a result of that much of southeast asia, the usual heat of the day, showers rumbling away, may see one or 2 showers coming into shoreline carry over the next day or say, but of course much of south asia. he stays very warm the he continuing western india. ah ah, knowledge is iraq with oh wow.