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a rush and fighting jet raising concerns of a direct confrontation between the 2 superpowers. ah, i am 40 back the boy watching al jazeera life from doha. also coming up. former pakistani prime minister iran con, agrees to appear in court on corruption charges after warrants were issued for his arrest. entire communities have been wiped out in parts of malawi, in the aftermath of cyclone freddie. and what began as a street protest send, smiled into a civil war. we look at 12 years on since syrian strike to rise up against the government of mashanda. ah, thank you very much for joining as a brazen violation of international law that how the u. s. is describing the

collision between a russian fighter jet and an american drawn that cause the unmanned vehicle to crash into the black sea. the pentagon says a fighter jet hit the drones propeller. it says the military had to crash the unmanned aircraft because of the damage. the u. s. insists the drone was over international waters and polls no threat rushes defense ministry denies it just came into contact with the aircraft. moscow says it crash due to sharp maneuvering near the crimean peninsula. the incident is the 1st such direct encounter between the 2 military power since the ukraine war began. my counter reports from washington us confirms the end to 9 reaper drone has been regularly deployed over the black sea, which has become an increasingly crowded air space. but a pentagon spokesperson says, this is the 1st direct air confrontation since the russian invasion of ukraine. question you, what we shall, again, we're, we're fighter aircraft dumping fuel in front of this,

you avi. and then getting so close to the aircraft that it actually damaged the propeller on the m q 9. 0 we, we assess that it like we cause some damage to the russian aircraft as well. the russian defense ministry has a different version of events insisting the drone crashed off to maneuvering sharply. while approaching the crimean coast. the russian ambassador was summoned to the us state department, and afterwards he gave what seemed to be more a justification or you then a denial. this ah, wrong can carry 1700. you loss of explosives. these drone can carry, if you booms, you see that what will be the issue of united states if you see such russian drawn very close, for example, to san francisco or new york. what blue will be reaction of united states. the

national security liaison officer at the white house echoed the pentagon in describing the russian action as reckless and unprofessional confirming the president was informed straight off to the incident. the key issue, say, u. s. intelligent sources, whether the russian pilots were acting unilaterally or under command. mike hannah, out is era washington. or let's get that you now from moscow and speak to janice eula, chapel van of julia, tell us more 1st about moscow's reaction to the incident. right. as we know the incidents it plays tuesday morning, but since then we haven't heard much from the russian ministry of defense or we do you know the, the erosion, that telegram channel that and b and q 9 reba. true blue with the transponder is turned off and it's violated the boundaries of the area of the so called temper asked pace line regime,

establish that g to russia special mitchell ration in ukraine. they said that in order to identify the plying object, several russian fun to just of the ad defense choices were urgently scrambled. and there were 2 of them as far as we know, not according to the defense ministry as a result of shot maneuvering at around 9 o 3 most good time. the end 9 you are the, went into an uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude, combined with the service of the black sea somewhere over the crimea peninsula. and as i, your correspondent added other 20 and toner, the russian and boston to washington and have been summoned to the usa department due to the collision, commented on the incident and a cold, unacceptable. the activities of the u. s. military. so closed, wrenching order. you didn't what? yeah. what more do we know? i know you mentioned it briefly, but the russian aircraft, which was involved in this collision, was it damaged is well, actually,

according to the defense ministry and none of the aircraft have been damaged. and also we know that, well, the ambassador also said that he uses just trying, as russian military position the information that be a record of the turn actually could collect about them. and also, i just wanted to say that the incident was reported to present joe biden. and according to the representative of your national security council, john kirby, the united states, has taken measures to the american turn is not to fall into the wrong hands, which is quite important. and he did not specified a specific measures he was speaking about. so the information is pretty spanish here, even though everyone understands that it is a very serious issue and why so the information comes from the american side. so the incident involving 2 russian su 27 also 27 fine says when one on the russian,

i cross trying the end q 9 propeller causing us forces to shut down the true and international says, according to the, to the information. actually several times before the collusion b is so $27.00. you're under flu in front of the and t 9 in a reckless, environmentally unsafe and unprofessional manner. that's according to the usaa and you as a journal entry to perform routine operations, it was for putting it's a reconnaissance mission in international airspace and the russian find that the unsafe menu is next to it. so that's, that's according to the american side. ok. the american side and we heard there from the russian side as well. yeah. thank you very much for that. you yeah. shop a lot. chapel van of i live there from moscow. now we've also spoken to defense analyst pato falcon howard, who writes for the russian newspaper via gazette. and he explains why he doesn't think the incident would increase for the tension between washington and moscow.

basically this is not very good, but it's the good news is this is not the beginning of world war 3. this is sort of dry wrong because no ours and we were last are so b m m, you 9 is not a very expensive, overly expensive drone. it's about 20 times lesser. busy costs than the american global hawk that was shot down over the persian gulf a by the uranium several years ago. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin has this miss us intelligence reports sadie. pro ukrainian go blew up the north stream gas pipelines last year. he blames washington for the attacks that are for the attacks on the pipelines that carry russian gas to europe, to so look to the teacher who's interested theoretically, the united states is interested in stopping the supply of russian energy carries to

the european energy market and supplying volumes of its own, including liquefied natural gas, even if it is much more 25 to 30 percent more than russian. in other world news form, a pakistani prime minister in round con, has provided a shore and says he will appear in court on saturday. protest his have been camping outside in his home in law to prevent his arrest. a warrant was issued against con, for failing to turn up in court. on monday he was ousted as leader last year. and his facing dozens of charges including corruption, which he says are politically motivated. vinto monahan has the details ah, police and the horse around at the residence of former prime minister m ron com. they promised to rest, and by the end of the day, speaking to supporters construct a defiant tone, murder up the saudis, and kids under your lot. i don't, i'm fighting your fight, which i have struggled all my life and will continue to fight. but if they put me

behind bars or kill me, and then you have to prove that without me this nation will struggle for freedom, enjoy rocky. there were confrontations between con supporters and the police con was ousted from power last year, but he remains a popular figure. police wanted to attain him for failing to comply with order to peer in court to face dozens of charges. speaking exclusively to al jazeera, he denied any wrong doing. this is absolutely a fabricated job. a allegation, it's naughty, we're no does nothing. it's not even contested by us. is just a judge and an allegation made by the police by this government. now, the 80 cases against me, a list just to let you know, in the last few months, every other day, there's a fresh case. so it is a case of murder. there's a case of sedition. there's a case of blasphemy. there is a case of terrorism. so the, every other did as a case,

but some legal experts say cons refusal to appear in court is a serious matter. then the lawyers appeared on monday and under the like, the law the lawyer of implants on he just said that him, grant, hum, cannot print, it can come to the court, some security reasons. then on the level i called give directions to the police to the id that to be want to run the 18th of march in this court. because it's a non billable warrant. and a judge has to be framed while charging a frame that you should be in the court. elections are set to take place later this year. cons rallies have been banned in recent days and to support to say, this is just another attempt to prevent him campaigning to help his party. since monahan, al jazeera mesquite, an update, now on the situation with our correspondence come out haida in is i'm about some pretty 10 scenes we saw in the whole come on your outside the court in islamabad right now. tell us 1st what's happening there and what we're expecting today.

read before i come to the court, which is right behind me just to update you. there's another damned richard underway right now by the police forces back by the rangers. and they have closed in on m, ron found out are we spoke to a reporter president. they said, did it. den, dear guy shilling his parties, the board does are continuing to congregate despite dog badges and attempts by police to block them from coming close to his residence. so did an expectation that jay may i direct came because that did the plan of the government. and ron hahn has already treated the planet to a dock goodness that the name a did an excuse. in the mean time coming back to the court, got you all again the video development because jim rond,

hong lawyers are right now in la di gord, they warrant the suspension of the water and sell stuff. and ronnie vaughn also agreed and signed an undertaking. g m cell for there in person before that court on the dean. so indeed, what we're waiting to see now is, well, the gord give him a real dead suspend. that death brought in whether the government will be able to do it if then. busy before the court decision, so dramatic moment indeed, and we're waiting to see what transpired inside the. busy caught at red hat, government ball can the whole yeah. and as you see, another attempt is under way to arrest him. ron con, right, 9. we saw some pretty tense and vine in scenes. a lot hor, yesterday. can you give us an idea of just how many mon, con supporters are they on the ground and what sort of, you know, situation has been playing out with the police set fair?

well it's difficult to say read any certain good through the exact number of people there, but the police itself for that matter that regard of a very large number of border there be not neighbors do it. it didn't go far this morning. we got some weird deal for did that showed that the police void for now using live on your notion and read iran con, complained about that. so the situation very fluid. we don't know how many supporters are dead, but there are in bonds because it has been almost 18 already. now. worse than does, since that standoff began by, their supporters have not bought good under pressure enron himself. fred said he will go to the porch to seek respite from digest water. and so indeed, i mentioned earlier, re waller diet makes regards. people across focused on also gave modern support of

embrun. honda will broaders their blog, i read on if he is arrested again or the warnings are that bugger thought really brought into more political instability, an uncertain times. thank you for that update. come on hider life or i stay in islamabad and will keep a close eye on the situation. in the hor, as well as in islamabad with you throughout the day. here on out you, sarah. no more than 200 people have been killed across madagascar, mozambique in malawi, in the aftermath of psycho and freddy, it's one of the most powerful storms to hit the southern hemisphere. devastating parts of south east africa after making land for twice cycle. and freddy has mostly subsides now, but aid workers say the situation on the ground is dia. tens of thousands of people have been displaced by flooding, and lance lice forecasters a warning of more rain and catastrophic tribes in part to the u. s. t to california, which has been hit by a series of storms. more than 30 counties are under

a state of emergency cruise near the flooded town of pyro are trying to repair damage flood defenses on a swollen river. how did your cost to report the lovey breach on the puddle river is widening growing to more than 120 meters since friday. that's ominous for the town of pyro down stream. as more storms bear down on the farming community this week. powders, 1700 residents were told to evacuate during a brief moment of sunshine on tuesday, families looked across the river toward their empty homes, blocked by a bridge, now only accessible to emergency workers. how's your house pass off or we don't know. we're not allowed to go in or anything like that, but it's, it's actually pretty frustrating. not knowing the county of monterey has performed more than 170 high water rescues as a result of this flood, using utility vehicles, army vehicles,

to rescue people who are stranded within their homes or their vehicles. but not every one has agreed to leave. the struggle is like them finding food and not being able to cross the bridge to go get their food a to a worries on the most on some people don't even have where to go too many also have nowhere to work. this region calls itself the salad bowl of the world, producing fruits and vegetables by immigrant farm workers. now they faced much of the suffering. if no one on all the la corston, there's no work. i can't pay the rent. i have a family of 4 to support them. underneath the storms are the result of atmospheric rivers, long currents of moisture in the air that cause rain and snow fall. california has experienced no less than 10, such once rare phenomena. since january, an impact of climate change and a probable trend into the future, hydro castro al jazeera puddle california. still ahead on al jazeera,

his executive order helps keep firearms out of dangerous hands. us present, joe biden announces a tightening of background checks to people buying guns. ah, actually 2 actors at different stages of their life. share the highs and lows of following dreams of fame and fortune, and going to commit whitaker, goodbye bertha gama. endlessly seeking to filth and ambitions. with all that i value to our court while struggling with family expectations, volleyball dreams on out to see him. it's been 20 years since the united states led invasion of iraq, which overthrew president saddam hussein a widely controversial military operation. that kills hundreds of thousands of

iraqis and displaced to 1000000 small a conflict is consequences are still being held today. the rock boy 20 is on, on al jazeera, sears for miles. is it on the go and need to know out is there is only a mobile app is. this is where we dissect online to find with out is there is a mobile app available in your favorite app store. just set for it and tap though made and you opt from al jazeera new at you think it, it ah, ah,

you're watching al jazeera ly, from doha reminder of our top stories. the u. s. has condemned what he called a reckless maneuver by a russian fighter jet. had brought down one of its surveillance stores over the black sea. russia denies it just came into contact with the egg problems. a new attempt is underway in lahore, pakistan to arrest former prime minister iran con. he earlier offered to appear in court on saturday. this follows an overnight stand off outside his home between police and his supporters were trying to prevent his arrest and the death toll from tropical cyclone friday in my law, we, mozambique and madagascar has risen to 220. this told his southern africa for a 2nd time in a month. last weekend. i've been 12 years since peaceful protests began in syria calling for the removal of president bashar assad. the uprising turned into a civil war. hundreds of thousands of people were killed and millions remain disgraced, but present bashar assad is still in power from guardian tear pasha. i had bar

reports on the revolution. 12 years on it never occurred to a mental hassan that a small demonstration in the old quarter of damascus. 12 years ago would change his country and his destiny. originally from the north western city of barnett and norman, he and his family are always on the move, seeking shelter from government shelling and asked wry x by russian blades. nana sharp nan alumni from. but he but that you, we are the ones who pay the price displacement shelling, add to this the earthquake. we are helpless and we suffer sharpened handed by the front of the across towns and villages under revel control. in north western syria, people face a tough reality. president bashar al, as that remains in power backed by iran and russia. he is now hoping to reconcile

with the countries that once saw to topple him. i am at hela, was 14 when the uprising started. his survived battle bombs asked rights and earthquakes. he says, acceptance of the us at the regime is a betrayal that people who died in the uprising will actually this idea of the cancellation with the said redeem is ridiculous and is completely rejected by the people here in north where celia there sat there, jim and it's a lie, russia and the and on have been killing those people for over 11 or 12 years. how can we are council with, with him? a truce grow kurt by russia to key in march. 2020 still holds. but rebel forces led by the powerful group a, at the higher the champ, remain defiant, but will not be the only milford in our mass, is that the us got athena. we have restructured and reorganized our forces welcomed . they'll modernize better equipped. we've also consolidated our defense lines,

and if our enemies decides across those lines, they will pay a hefty price. for now, the conflict seems endless. the international community has accused assertive leading siege to towns starving people and using chemical weapons. but at the same time, it's never fully trust of the rebels. a few months into the uprising serial rebels will advancing to capture de la skus, but their military gaze were soon reversed when assert and his allies went on the offensive. now the rebels have retreated to the la stronghold in italy, province outgunned, outnumbered the future hunger by a throat hush about. what else does either garcia unto and on the day of the anniversary, present mashaila side is in moscow to meet vladimir, put in rushes leader, whose military intervention helped him stay in power. present are sad, arrived in moscow with a large delegation. the kremlin says the leaders will discuss political trade and

humanitarian issues as well as the war in syria. russia is one of our sad, biggest military backers, but is believed to have withdrawn some forces since invading ukraine. u. s. tech giant meta has announced its carrying another 10000 jobs, a company which owns facebook, instagram, n y sap laid off, 11000 employees in november. it c e o. mark zuckerberg says matters facing a new economic reality after profit slow significantly last year. yes, present, joe biden has issued an executive order, tightening background checks on firearms. it's aimed at reducing the number of my shootings by made the announcement in los angeles in a suburb which was the scene of a gun attacked 2 months ago. john hendrick reports from monterey park in california in a town still morning. a recent mess shooting president joe biden offered what little he could for new gun control. the president issued an executive order he can enact

alone with limited affect. her name time are executor or direct. my attorney general will take every lawful action possible possible to move us as close as we can to universal background checks without new legislation. the action orders the department of justice to crack down on gun sellers who failed to perform background checks and to pursue former weapons dealers whose licenses have been revoked but still sell. it asks the federal trade commission to issue a report on gun makers marketing to miners, and it asks his administration to find ways to treat mass, shooting scenes like natural disasters and giving federal aid to those affected because our arkansas and the culture of our community. we have been very quiet and we have been kind of neglected. so for us to receive this, a lot of attention and the support that we do to day means a lot fraud. but major changes in us firearm laws require action from

a hopelessly deadlocked congress with nearly all republicans opposing stricter gun measures. it was here in january at the now closed star dance hall in monterey park that 72 year old, who con tron shot, 20 people killing the 11 in this asian american community. tron was disarmed at his 2nd dance hall and fatally shot himself as police closed in trans access to a mac, 10 semi automatic weapon allowed him to kill here with speed and efficiency. last year, congress did pass the 1st modest gun restrictions in 3 decades. among other things, they enhanced background checks for 18 to 21 year olds, but they've done little to slow the pace of mass shootings in america. in the past several months, there have been dozens of other mass shootings, killing 20 wanted a school. and you have all the texas 10 black new yorkers and a racially motivated shooting spree at a supermarket in buffalo and 7 at a parade in highland park, illinois. paying tribute to the victims of monterey park bite and renewed calls

from major new gun controls, including a ban on military style assault weapons. universal background checks and repeal of the immunity for most lawsuits that congress gave to gun makers in 2005. so let's finish the jar, ban, assault weapons ban them again. new and now i'm not do something do something big. but with little hope of congress approving any of those measures, nothing that comes out of washington is likely to prevent mass shootings like the one that happened here. john henderson, al jazeera, monterey park, california san marcos in asia have rallied after tuesday slumbers. larry's about a potential us banking crisis. begin to ease the collapse of us lender, silicon valley bank and signature bank tre. get a sharp drop in stocks across the region. despite washington's efforts to shore up confidence and international markets have satellite, while us bank sans recovered some of their losses before closing on tuesday,

south korea is clapping the last of its coroner virus pandemic meshes. from monday people will no longer be required to wear mask on public transport. moscow sell mandatory in medical facilities. our ryan redington is a 2023 champion of the i. d 's rod trail said don grace after 16 attempts, he was able to bring the title home a game, the 6 alaska, and marcia to win the race across. tundra rhine redington is the grandson of jo redington senior, was one of the co founders of the competition in the seniors. for now on al jazeera. i'm fully back to go. i'll be back after inside story to say with the who's

good to see you. we've got another mile push of air coming for the islands of ireland and britain. it's going to take a bit of time though to. it gets way to london, but hang tight by thursday. you'll be in double digits. and for the south of france, northern eastern, in southern spain, india. so we've had temperatures in the thirty's, in some cases, setting records. but those winds are now shifting around. so that means a drop in temperatures for places like valencia by 10 degrees to just $22.00 on wednesday, birth of rain to come for a turkey, a actually rate along that border with syria and our earthquake zone. certainly running the risk of seen some flooding here on wednesday also for the g and coast here as well. we've got some downpours in the forecast. also torrential rain for that western side of the balkans, snow over the higher ground is were drying down that cooler air from the north. but again, that mile push of air will come. so zurich, big change in here, temperatures in the days to common as far we've had, high temperatures is around senegal and bali bubble of heat here,

temperatures about 4546 degrees and to southern africa we go, we can still trace out remnants leftovers of storm friday, once again, back in the moves and b channel and looks like a whites and windy day for south africa, south coast on wednesday. ok, my time's up. i'll see you in a bit. ah. the coveted beyond well taken without hesitation. fought and died for power. defines our, well, we live here, we make the rule, not them, they find an enemy, and then they try and scare the people with people and power. investigate, exposed is and questions they use and abuse of our around the globe on al jazeera, a decades long conflict in a region which with natural resources.