i was going places to go inspiring stories from around the world. if i have only one with human life capture and it's a fost, one witness on a just either the scale of the disruption when you see it by air is shocking. more than 70 percent of the buildings in this town have been totally destroyed. tons and tons and tons of thousands of people homeless across this region. every average charge into accommodating sir my raise. good. i'll be able to have temporary shelters. menu of my friends that they have loved and hope to in the future together are now gone. blue ukraine, democracy stange. the americans stay and were you and the world stand right here.

i show of solidarity u. s. president joe biden makes an unscheduled visit to the ukrainian capital. aah! hello there. i'm laura kyle. this is al 0 live from doha. also coming up. you foreign ministers are in brussels to discuss peace and security as the war in ukraine news. it's one year mark. rescue efforts wind down in tech here, 2 weeks off to the earthquakes that killed more than 46000 people. the and in syria also aheads. this is our democracy. stanford, knowing we're not going to know the chair is ready, politicians are debating reforms that could save parliament overrule the course

cave stands that ukraine stands and democracy stands. that was the message from you as president joe biden. as he made an unannounced trip to the ukrainian capital, just days before the 1st anniversary of a conflict in just a moment will speak to adam fisher. he's in warsaw. but 1st let's go to charles stratford. he's in that keith and charles. how did ukrainians react to this unshared? jewelled visit, bye bye. well, great surprise, and great gratitude as well. people on the streets being spoken to describing one woman saying how joyous the occasion was. another person saying that this represented potential life and victory. so yeah, this is a surprise visit, certainly for the people of ukraine being greatly welcomed. i think what's possibly most salient, though, is the fact that this obviously is president biden's 1st visit to ukraine. since

russia's invasion, we know that the planning of this visit would have been very difficult for the americans, but it comes at a time where there is increasing fear of what is being described as a spring offensive. this description by western military analysts and western governments. ukrainians saying that there are huge trip build ups on the northern borders of ukraine as well as in the dumbass area. so of course, is it comes massively important time. now the announcement by the us president of yet more billions of dollars worth of military aid coming. so yeah, an incredibly symbolic moment. it being so close to the. busy story, but choosing significant in terms of that clench yet again for more weapons, despite there being concerns that these weapons could well not arrive in time for

this expected offensive. now we've been looking at the day's events, and this is our report of the days of speculation. and no doubt, weeks of planning us president joe barton, arrived in the ukrainian capital keep. nearly a year to the day, russia invaded the white house said there had been basic communication with moscow just before the visit to ensure what it called the conflict taishan. to avoid a miscalculation that could lead to open conflict between the 2 nuclear powers. an air raid siren wailed across the city as the 2 men walked near saint michael's cathedral. not uncommon when world leaders have visited gifts since the war began. you, as president, described the night of the invasion when he called the ukrainian leader of the landscape. he admitted he had feared russia could quickly take control of all of

ukraine that dark night. one year ago. the world was lonely at the time bracing for the fall cave seemed like a lot longer ago than a year. but think back that year perhaps even the end of ukraine. you know, one year later keith, stan and ukraine says democracy stays american stand with you. and the world stands with you. iden, announced an additional half a $1000000000.00 in usa, but there was no mention of new advanced weaponry such as long range missiles. the zalinski says his forces need ukrainian president stress again. there will be no peace until ukraine liberates all its territory. a promise that is among many military analysts and some of ukraine's allies, increasingly unrealistic as the vast cost of this war and its global effects

continues to grow, or is malia conditional ran out of film. but it was the conversation that indeed brings closer our joints victory in this war. so we can and we must ensure that 2023 becomes the year of victory, which i went underlying that this unprovoked and criminal russian war against ukraine. and then tied democratic world much and with the liberation of ukrainian land from russian occupation, and with solid guarantees of long term security for our country. europe an anti world with u. s. president's 1st visit to ukraine almost exactly a year since russia's invasion is rich in symbolism and a clear message to moscow. for biden's, zalinski and many of ukraine's backers, maintaining unified support comes at a vital time before an expected intensification of fighting in a so called spring offensive cha, stratford al jazeera cave. i cannot speak now to alan fish and these tony's life

from the polish council bore so that biden's now headed after his trip to keep an alan. how did the president's team plan a major detour such as this? well in the, in the next couple of hours, we're expecting to get some information from the white house. exactly how they managed to pull this off. but what we do know is that the planning has been going on for a number of months. certainly, as soon as joe biden announced that he was probably going to come to poland at this time of year, the final go ahead was given on friday afternoon, and joe biden acted as if everything was normal on saturday. he went to church as you would expect. he gave the media something to talk about by going to a restaurant in washington, d. c. on saturday night. not something excuse me, that he does often. and then at 415 on sunday morning, he boarded a plane at joint base andrews and took off for this part of the world. though the

white house decided it wasn't going to tell many people about this. it acted as if everything was normal, even po, his schedule for what he'd be doing in washington and monday. but by that time he was almost halfway around the world on his way to a near base, very close to the cranium border. and the template for this visit was set last year by the secretary of state and the defense secretary, when they went to ukraine. it was a small entourage. it was an overnight train, with the windows blanked out, no one. he was there, he was always going to announce extra help for the ukrainians. but what he did see was no new type of weaponry. so that will be the support for the ukrainians. who have been lobbying very much to try and get their hands on american aircraft. but this was all about joe biden. going to keep, he wanted to do it when he was in poland last year that was overruled by the secret service. this time he was able to go to express his support or presence a landscape for the ukrainian people and of course, for ukraine, and it's ongoing battle with russia. okay, alan,

thanks very much for joining us. there from more so o e u foreign ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss plans to supply more ammunition to ukraine under the mask as sir james bay's has more from about in capital. president biden's visit was news to e u foreign ministers, who were at the same time sitting down for a meeting in brussels to discuss ukraine as the 1st anniversary of the war approaches. the dutch foreign minister told me it sends a powerful message to president putin and the signal that american president gifts is that we will continue. we will continue to help out ukraine with weapons. we will continue to work out a accountability. we will continue with humanitarian aid or for as long as it takes al thing that is, it is fantastic that he is there. other foreign ministers reacted to the recent comments by the u. s. secretary of state antony blinking, that he feared china might be about to start sending weapons to russia. de massey

cheese, dont do it because everything comes like the, the letting further weapons for destruction of civilian targets, assuming an infrastructure killing civilian people. keats children is sam escalating conditional war, no claim. there were those who expected the west. when will not, not to be united when it came to russia's attack on ukraine or we were united. so there is a lesson in that. so i would, i would think that drawing from his lesson at them lay there would be enough arguments for china not to assist her russia in it's i called genocidal war in ukraine. the u foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, told me if china supplies russia with weapons, it will cross a red line. but he said it a weekend meeting in munich, his chinese counterpart had assured him it wouldn't happen. he told me that they're not going to do it. they don't plan to do it,

but will remain vigilant. e u ministers are also well aware that china says it has a piece plan for ukraine, but it's going to unveil in the coming days. diplomats tell me they'll remain pretty skeptical until they see the details. james bay's algae 0 brussels. well as part of our ongoing, special coverage marking a full year into the ukraine war. we have a special from our environment ads turn neck clerk who is exploring how the war, the conflict has set back the fight in the world against climate change. do tune in if you can at 230 g m t on tuesday for that show ah, let's take a look now at our other top story of the dame and at the turkish president where

jap tired. edwin has visited areas that have been affected by a devastating earthquake 2 weeks ago for a 2nd time. he has promised during his trip to rebuild our work, rest assured, and be positive. we will restore all homes, institutions, and other facilities. we will rebuild the entire area from scratch, we promise and assure you all that we have the resources and capabilities and not a single citizen will be left behind. your way of life will be restored as was before the earthquake. we promise all those living in camps shelters, and prefabricated homes, that within one year the rebuilding operations will be completed. all residential units completed and handed over to you. lilies 46000 people have been killed in southern turkey and northern syria. many more as still missing but hopes of finding any one else still alive or all but gone and rescue efforts of being scaled down. an aid convoy from doctors without borders has entered north western syria where

millions have been left homeless. and the world health organization has 26000000 people in both countries. now desperately need help has been terrible damage to take his cultural heritage as well. people in the ancient city of anti care, a vowing to rebuild. many religious buildings were destroyed as natasha, her name reports. it's the 2nd sunday since the earthquake. the antarctic protestant church is resuming services. but the pastor now balances the top. what used to be the wrought iron gate about with bible in hand. busy we walk 5 minutes, a log deserted street to find the greek orthodox church. we stop or where pass her by to ask where it's gone. and the happy b l new jar mosque believe to be built in the 7th century was one of the oldest in

the country. now in ruins on talk, yet known as antioch in ancient times was one of the biggest jewels of the roman empire in modern ter kiya, it's a city celebrated for its diversity. we're the because of this, there is brotherhood here, not discrimination. we all live together. here are churches here. a mosque is here . they're all next to each other. will one nation, one fist. it's duchess religious history. that's been lost. a ties house of parliament built before the area became part of turkey, is now tilting, precariously booklet i was, i be she, it's impossible to describe. seems such a beautiful city like this in ruins. i hope will return to our good old days. this is a beautiful city and i love it so much and i'm not going to leave the minister of culture

and tourism says on takia and had tie province or a mosaic, a place where historically and until to day adherence of the 3 monotheistic religions found a home to worship the government is promising to rebuild damaged heritage. sites like this one within a year introduce regulations for reconstruction and provide financial assistance to private building owners. you know, the case get on. thank you will return to diverse communities until in days we will return on continue to preserve the cultural fun, takyo discussion. one of them people here are put to mention that and takia has been decimated by multiple earthquake since the 2nd century. each time it was rebuilt, they say history will repeat itself. natasha name l de zira, and tuck ya. takia. o correspondent assad, beg, joins us now live from gaussian,

tap into care and assa, with just a hearing and seeing reports of another earthquake being felt in that region. you felt it where you were. tell us what, what happened while we felt the ground shake the building behind me, we saw the shanty live inside, shaking. i saw the petrol station right next to it so, so the stuff running, gouge the police down the road, they run out for cover and these between thousands of aftershocks. but this one seems to be much strong. overhearing reports, i was around $6.00 in the wreck to scare them. it came from hawkeye. originate you didn't have to, you know, president rest of type or the one has been speaking in the region. the 2nd visit and he mentioned that they have been thousands of after shots. now when we think you people about these after shock, it's like the re living the trauma. people have managed to survive when people have

managed to be pulled down from the rebel and every time they feel it, it kind of brings back that trauma. it brings back the fear, the lack of security because in people's homes that the secure place, and many people have lost their homes, the security, and every time they feel these tremors, these after shot. it really has a psychological impact on people. every time i've spoken to people in carolyn, but i should have said that we don't know whether we will return to this city. we've been luck, logically affected. and these people's home is where people grew up. this is the home cities, the home villages. and that's something that government is going to have to address . how did they reinstall that confidence in people? but as you said, yes, that was another aftershock around 6.3 on the richter scale that it's been felt in time. but not only there also, here we are and got the ent, it must be a terrifying situation. indeed. okay. i've had to stay safe and we'll check back in with you a little later. thanks very much. ah

no thousands of people have been protesting outside israel's parliament. against the government's judiciary reforms there have been weeks of rally is against the move, which would allow the kinetic to re legislate laws struck down by the supreme court amongst other changes. let's take a look at what's being debated. the reforms would give politicians significantly more power and the courts much less that proposes giving the commerce it a power to override supreme court decisions with a simple majority of $61.00 votes, that would give politicians power to choose which judges to appoint. currently, judges are selected by an independent panel. the changes would also remove the supreme court's ability to review the legality of what's known as israel's basic laws, which function as the country of constitution present. isaac has vocally opposed

the changes saying the plan is pushing israel to the verge of legal and social collapse. he called on the 1st reading to be postponed, so talks could be held with the opposition to come to a compromise of a cas, if is a connecticut member and member of the law and constitution commission. he joins us now from west jerusalem. now i know you've been out on the streets as part of the protests against this move. why are you against that? a good evening, gay people misunderstand that. we're not talking here about the reform a like the government twice to tell it to tell us this is a gene cool. that will turn isn't into a full fledged, fussy stick. they don't ship. we all know that israel is never been a real democracy 1st and foremost because it is defined as the state belongs to the jewish people as it were,

which means that equality was never the basis of the state. and of course, since 1967, there is a military occupation all over and the palestinian people who live in gaza strip and the west bank and the eastern. okay. by jo, isn't it a but know this legislation is going to turn is the well into as i said before, a real full fledged dictate or shape and i would say and fascist dictatorship in which there are no 3 authorities out there as the it should be in a democratic state, legislative, the legislative, the executive, and then judiciary. it's going to be in the gym in which in black is there is only one authority, which is the executive. because in these are then the government already controls their legislative, the class. it now they are going to eliminate, and this is something that everybody should understand. it's not something that

going to r d. a distinction or the separation between the authorities. these law, those laws, it is a bleach of legalization of laws. those are going to distort to eliminate the judiciary as an independent. so with a name to this will says the main purpose for it. what might be the 1st thing the government does to should this legislation gave? first of all, we all know that y'all is in bunny because he knows that he's going to be behind bars. if his dial continues, he wants to do whatever he can with his companions to stop the d and the tie. this is one thing, but i think it's more complicated a, some parts of this fascist government out no less than nail nazi

fractions. and i'm talking about the so called. busy religious zionism, they consist of what this least consists of, no less than son, neo nazis. they have a plan. they want to institutionalize the about, they do the gym over the palestinians in general, and in the palestinian occupied territories in both equal. but in order to get there in order to achieve their doing, which is in fact a nightmare for oil, for everybody. first and foremost, for the palestinians, but for everybody in the end. and by the way, in the end for the all work, that's why the word would be awakened. busy because it is in the interest of the world to do something to stop this madness, but just to answer in one short sentence, please, if you allow me in order to materialize these nightmare dca says

they find a solution of the palestinian problem as it well, they must 5th and for most eliminate the judiciary that the may be used of the last boardwalk. so the get i want to get off. i wanted to ask you just how significant the supreme court has been, or has proved to be in issues regarding the palestinians. for example, the expansion of his wally settlement. how often does the supreme court intervene in that just a whole more a more often than not, unfortunately, the older via just the oil edge and just assist them. and this policy is specifically particularly the supreme court. if they ever followed suit the policies of the government visit with the palestinians and they normally use their law, been stamped a on the decisions of the government. so normally more often than not, they didn't actually give any a, you know, a justice for the palestinians. yet,

although not really often, sometimes the cold did assist the palestinians in there, give them some justice. but i think that's not the main issue. the main issue is that thus far, although, as i said before, when i emphasize israel cannot be regarded as a democratic state as long as one, there is an ongoing occupation near which control be a military control over millions of people that lack any basic lights. secondly, it cannot be regarded as a democracy, as long as it is the fight at the out, as it defines itself as a jewish state, and not that they belong to the to the all state. is it just the tempe, arizona? because there are still many tens of thousands of people in israel who do consented themselves to be living in a democracy. dale, as you have seen and joined, coming out on to the streets to protest, there is strong opposition to this move. what chance do you think is actually going

to go through festival? emma said that i and my friends in made for the style of a function of the closet. we salute those people we have with some of them, probably with most of them, we do have some disagreements of debate regarding the occupation it took up, but we do so load them and we do believe that eventually they will understand that there is no democracy. we talk you page and, and it's not enough to struggle for democracy within and the state of israel warfare, but the should be a democracy for the palestine is doc means a ending the occupation. but it, so we do salute them. we do have some debates with them and we do go to those demonstrations as a party and try to participate and to convince other participants that the occupation should be ended in favor of democracy. i am in the, in the short run. i must be quite pessimistic. i'm seriously lamenting the

pressure that united states or near the palestinian authority with the emulates. and they also the government of israel and because of that to night, eventually they're not going to vote in the security council of the united nations . and condemning the settlement, so these are early, they stay colonial reset them. i lament it's and i think this is a serious mistake. this is a serious mistake done by the united states and the international community. because they must understand that as long as the blade goes on in palestine as longest, occupation goes on as long as the palestinian people is not liberated for this murderous innovation and leave it lives alongside with these early peace and just peace. so they were that they all is not secured, they mustn't let anger often. we will be looking at that c and security council meeting just in the later in this program at the moment. thanks very much indeed

for joining us. and it with this particular story. now, with our hierarchy, who was at those protested also with ad against the law changes in westerly slim earlier today, tens of thousands of all have for the 7 week outside of the show on the, against the new and ready to stop trying to bring in and we have many people across section by the here from the young to the old mother, the babies, the people from the i see that are all here because they say that they were full time on them across the can we have one protest say hey, why, what what brings you here? for them, i guess on my kindly i don't have any way. why is it your, what is it that you with her will be no one will protect our human rights and

we know what you mean. like i'm side. i'm coming out of i have no idea. oh, well my country is going and you could i have no i have, i feel like i need to do something i can do nothing. and what would you like the current government to do there? obviously going through several rounds of both to bring in this new judicial reform . what would you like the happen? what do you hope from this process you will be able to gain? i hope that the coalition and will be able to communicate between them. but they need to change, but they can not can go there will be no one to what that does. and this is the thing that many of the processes are concerned about that these reforms on potentially brandy government. the rainbow is the supreme court designed to strike down great decision the big by going to come in and change. they can also through

a simple majority side and become all the judging a general election vehicles called to be no civil disobedience. prices continue to come in when ryans eventually from the west, which is really government to put the brakes on the readings on this quote. it's only to destroy reform. and also the president himself is ready. president has called all sites that come together the be able to negotiate to be able to put support on changes. did you just roll a system here? whether or not going to happen, we'll have to see because so far off to weeks, the protest protesters are not seeing any changes and they feel that their calls

are not being heard. well, as we heard earlier, the united nations security council has been discussing a legal israeli settlements. it was issued a formal statement that expresses deep concern and dismay over israel's announcement last week of the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied westbank. the security council reiterates that continuing is rarely fitzsimmons activities are dangerous. the imperiling, the viability of the 2 state solution. based on the 61967 lines, the security council strongly on the schools, the need for all parties to meet their international obligations and commitments strongly opposes all unilateral measures. that impede piece, including inter aaliyah is rarely construction and the expansion of fits immense confiscation of palestinian.