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a direct confrontation between the 2 military superpowers. ah, this is al jazeera life from dough hom. fully betty bore, also coming up. when i turned sand off in the hall between police and supporters of pakistan's, former prime minister in ron khan, who are trying to prevent his arrest. thousands of people are displeased in malawi, after tropical cyclone freddie batteries are so seldom africa killing. at least 200 people. and 12 years since the uprising against syrian president bashar assad, we look at how the civil war changed the lives of millions of people. ah, a brazen violation of international law that harvey us is describing the collision
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between one of its spy drones and a russian fighter jet over the black sea that caused it to crash. the pentagon says a fighter jet hit the drones propeller. it says the military had to crash unmanned aircraft because of the damage. the u. s. insists, are drawn, was over international waters and polls no threat. russia's defense ministry denies it just came into contact with the aircraft. moscow says it crashed you to what it called shop maneuvering near the crimean peninsula. the incident is the 1st such direct encounter between the 2 military powers since sir ukraine war began. my cana reports from washington. the 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,
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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 often 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 for you then at the nile. this ah wrong can carry 1700. you loss of explosives. this 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
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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 after 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 as get the nina from moscow and speak to jenny celia, chaper van of our juliet, tell us more about moscow's reaction to this incident. laska is not looking for confrontation with washington. those are the, was of the russian ambassador to the us. but he went home saying that russia considered the incident with the american join over the black sea, a pro cation, the ambassador, also summit drones flying into blind area,
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allegedly collect intelligence that key, and then uses this time at russian military positions. and there are also some in for reports right now that the forces or the rushing blank seat lead on full steam ahead, searching for the wreckage of the reaper while the united states and that recognizance lice will continue to that. actually, the incident took mace tuesday morning, but since then that hadn't been much information from the russian minister of defense on the issue. they live in that telegram channel, that the m p 9 re pedro li with the transponders turned off and it did violate the boundaries of the area of the so called temporary as space climate establish their g to rushes special in shall creation in ukraine. and they also said that in order to identify the flying object to rush, find a chance of the air defense forces were edge in play. scramble that and according to the defense ministry, as a result of shot maneuvering at around 9
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o 3 moscow time the m q u e went into an uncontrolled flight. the loss of out shoot and collided with water surface of the black sea. somewhere over the crime in peninsula russian fight is did not use on board weapons. did not come into contact with the unmanned aerial vehicle. the american, you are the always ended safely returned to that however you unscathed, so that info from the russian defense ministry. and of course, we will keep you updated on the developments on the situation. thanks and, and one understands obviously that's the issue is very, very serious. indeed, thank you very much for that julia, julia, chapel of all of our lives there in moscow. now we spoke to defense analyst, pato, falcon, howard wise for the russian newspaper and avaya gazette that he explains why he doesn't think the incident will increase further attention between washington and moscow. basically this is not very good, but it's the good news is,
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this is not the beginning of world war 3. this is sort of dry wrong because no was apparent. we were lost. our so b, m, m, you 9 is not very expensive. overly expensive drone. it's about 20 times lesser cost. busy spend the american global hawk that was shot down over the persian gulf a by the uranium several years ago. russian president vladimir putin has this mess . us intelligence reports that a pro ukrainian group brew up the north stream gas pipelines last year. he blames washington for the attacks on the facilities that carry russian gas to europe, but little to so look to the teacher who's interested theoretically the united states is interested in stopping the supply of fresh and energy carries to the european energy market and supplying volumes of its own,
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including liquefied natural gas, even if it is much more 25 to 30 percent more than russian a. now the wells news, former pakistani prime minister in mankind, has provided a shore and says he will appear in court on saturday. o testers have been camping outside his home in the hall 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 it's facing dozens of charges including corruption, which he says are politically motivated. clinton monahan has the details. police in 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
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enjoy. okay. there were confrontations between cons, orders, 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 appear 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 lottie, warner 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 calls refusal to appear in court is a serious matter. then the lawyers appeared on monday and under the like, the law,
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the lawyer implants on you just said that iran cannot because it can come to the court due to some security reasons. then on that it will high court give directions to the police, to the id that to be want to brandon 18th of march in this court. because it's a non billable warrant. and a judge has to be framed while charging the 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, to support to say, this is just another attempt to prevent him campaigning. to help his party since monahan al jazeera, let's get an update now on what's happening in pakistan and speak to our correspondent command hider. come on, i understand police making another push to enter a mon conn's home in the hall this morning. tell us about what you hear is happening there. whelan day since yesterday. the state den standoff has continued over night to police when
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using heavy g. a gas selling this morning again, did regroup. this time had by that bad military forces. i spoke to a reporter who had been prison near him, in fact, in enron. hans, how to go to me that the police were just about 40 to 50 steps from major men and residents. and they would attempting to arrest him. but the police also admitted that they did because of the large number of support that the president debt, which has prevented them from carrying out the advent. now it turns out that they see a situation developing here. they go overnight. also we saw a protest and secretary boucher focused on the apprehension is that if the government does go ahead and have a stem ron khan, that this would lead to a situation across the country with protests spreading out and out of god's word
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for the issue. and the problem for the government didn't follow. so indeed a very dense situation, and it is a race against time. because at baton liam, ron collins, lawyers are trying to get relief from the course in order to get some relief. day filed for suspension, although the water and sell cancellation, although that is walgreens. ok, thank you for that team. come on. hi de la for se in is on the back. thank you very much. more than 200 people have been killed across madagascar, mozambique, and malawi in the wake of psycho and freddy, it's one of the most powerful psalms hit, the southern hemisphere. devastating parts of south east africa after making landfall, twice, cycle and freddie has mostly subsided now but aid workers see the situation on the ground is dire. tens of thousands of people have been displaced by flooding and dance light. we hear voice for
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the child, chloe. leave me, leave me. then after opening the door, then we have discovered that we have along did with mud alone. oh, the mud. oh, there's a month. it was acquired by the whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. algae 0, tammy did. miller reports now from malawi is capital all the long way more than 12 districts in milan, we have been affected by tropical cyclone freddy, including the main city of blan tire with thousands of people have been affected. the government has said, at least
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a 190 people have been killed due to the storm due to mud flights flooding, as well as very strong wind. 60000 people have been affected, at least 20000 of them have been displaced. the government has said that it's fitting up camps to accommodate these people to ensure that they have some way to go now in neighboring was a big picture, isn't as clear because telecommunications have been brought down as well as electricity and internet services. so it's been difficult getting a peer, a picture from them being where tropical cyclone freddy has now hit for a 2nd time in a month. this is one of the longest lasting tropical storms on record and had just become very concerning for people in the region. just given the extent of the damage, which in a country like mozambique has been difficult to determine. they have been measures put in place, including age agencies, trying to reach some of the worst affected areas, including the m b, 's region,
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where at least 900000 people in wasn't big have been affected. but governments in both countries saying they're closely watching what's going on and trying to put in place emergency services to assist as many people as possible. forecasts as a warning of more rain and catastrophic floods in parts of the us here to california, which has been hit by a series of storms. more than 30 counties, or under a state of emergency crews near the flooded town of hiero, trying to repair damage flood defenses on a swollen river high. these are castro reports. 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 downstream. as more storms bear down on the farming community this week, puddles 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,
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now only accessible to emergency workers. how's your house ah, so far, we don't know. we're not allowed to go in or anything like that. but it's, it's actually pretty frustrating. now 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 everyone 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 or with the la corston, there is 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
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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 id, jo castro, al jazeera puddle california, still ahead on al jazeera, more bad news. so tech workers in the united states as facebook's parent company, meta announces its cutting $10000.00 jobs. and art that tells a story of enslavement. poverty and races in from america's deep south is being showcase at an exhibition kimmie k. ah
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hello, we've got so much milder air pushing into western parts of europe over the next couple days in the form of cloud and rain that'll sweep in from the atlantic. bring you some wet and windy weather in the process ahead of that. nary of low pressure just around central parts of the mit is riding through the a drastic that's also producing some very unsettled weather. was he some wet weather there? right the way across the balkans into greece. southern parts of it, lynn. it stretches right up across sir, well, western parts of ukraine into that western side of russia. some mix of sleet and snow coming in on this particular system. a little bit of snow there into central airs. if you little bit of snow to into scotland, northwest england for time during wednesday, the wet a weather that started to push it, swaying winds coming in from a southwesterly direction. just watch how the temperatures rise london at 9 celsius 0. 8 degrees celsius went to double figures. as we go on into thursday. the cloud had the rain making its way across ireland. more than ireland had rest of the u. k . whether continuing down towards that southeast corner,
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it will so wet again across a good part of but care will see that wet weather making its way over towards the black sea. not too much what, whether on the forecast cross northern parts of africa, luxury dry hebberd temperatures on the rise with some showers across the gulf of guinea. ah. joined the debate. you know that the surgeon was empowered by the government and stained by the government. today they are to government africans how security is also global health security on it online. at your voice, there is no rights to defense. there is no right to protest. we can't just keep relying on aid, there has to be some work towards a sustainable economy. at the end of the day, it is ordinary objects that are paying the price. this stream on al jazeera lou.
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ah, you're watching al jazeera alive from doha. recap of our top stories. this our, the u. s. has condemned what it calls a reckless maneuver by a russian fighter jet that brought down one of its surveillance rooms over the black sea. russia denies. it's jess. jacques came into contact with the aircraft police in the hor, i once again trying to arrest former pakistani prime minister iran con. it follows a stand off overnight between police and his supporters near his home or i've been trying to prevent his arrests earlier. a wrong con, offered to appear in court on saturday. the death toll from tropical cyclone freddy in malawi, mozambique, and madagascar has risen to 220 the storm hit southern africa for a 2nd time in a month last weekend has been 12 years since peaceful protests began in
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syria. calling for the removal of president bashar assad. ah, the uprising turned into a civil war. hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and millions remain displaced. but present assad is still in power from gassy and tape hush him either by reports on the revolution. 12 years on it never occurred to a mental hassan that a small demonstration in the old court of damascus. 12 years ago would change his country and his destiny. originally from the north western city of barnett and not man, he and his family are always on the move seeking shelter from government shelling and asked why x by russian blades, nana sharp nan alignment 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 sharon handed by the
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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 one's sought 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 co cancellation with sandra. jim is ridiculous and is a completely rejected by the people here in northwest syria. there sat there, jim and it's a lie, russia and the, and i have been killing those people for over 11 or 12 years. how can we are council, with, with him?
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a truce grow could by russia and to a key in march 2020 still holds. but rebel forces led by the powerful group. he, at the higher the champ, remain defiant, but will not be the only milofa, the no one that says that the ask at athena, we have restructured and reorganized our forces. welcom, 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 though 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 sewell rebels were advancing to capture de la skus, but their military gaze were soon reversed when a sudden who's our lives went on the offensive. thou, the rebels have retreated to the last long hold it lift province. outgunned,
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outnumbered the future hunger by a throat hush. well, what i'll do is either garcia's tube and on the day of the anniversary, present aside is in moscow to meet with vladimir, put in russia, the leader who was military intervention, helped him sane power present. i thought 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 science, biggest military backers, but is believed to have withdrawn some forces since the ukraine invasion. honduras is expected to break diplomatic ties with taiwan as it moves to open formal relations with china. pression, shocked presidential. myra castro says, she's instructed her foreign ministry to make the changes under its one china policy. b. g refuses to maintain diplomatic ties with any country that has 4 more contact with taiwan. it sees a self governing island as a breakaway province that will eventually be reunited with the mainland. the u. k.
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finance minister is you to unveil his spring by jet on wednesday. the economic outlook is better than a year ago, but many are still struggling with a soaring cost of living. john whole report, some coventry, where communities are watching to see if jeremy hunt budget does enough to improve their livelihoods. among the world's most advanced economies, it may be but the u. k. faces the worst economic outlook in a generation. people like jasmine almond and her husband, chris found that 2 full time salaries no longer sustain a family of 4 grade. that's great. the high cost of living, especially childcare, means that jasmine was earning enough to pay the nursery fees. it worked out less expensive to give up her job as a teacher and care for daughter carina herself. is i a wife and a mother? and i have to do the right thing for our household. i am just
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going week to week. we survive like that and it's just life nowadays. on wednesday, britton's finance minister jeremy hunt will deliver his 1st spring budget since taking the job last autumn. childcare will feature but must take its place in a long queue. public sector workers on strike, again, even as the budget he's announced in an economy left reeling by covey, bricks and the war in ukraine. i think $11.00 area with a will be cut up a lot of focus, particularly decisions as public sector pay. and you know, it's kind of a lot of pressure and that with what strikes we're seeing rising vacancies in the public sector. that scenario we will see quite a lot of pressure and it's not just families looking for help, but whole communities in towns and cities across the country where political
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promises to level up in the qualities have not been met. and slow growth is led to cold by business leaders for a clear strategy to attract investment. take carpentry, for instance, here in the west midlands, once a center of manufacturing so important to britain's economy, that hitler's air force took great care to bomb it into oblivion. coventry's damaged cathedral is testament to those bleak times. but at the heart of the d industrialized midlands, it's a hollowed out place. even now, jeremy hunt will announce funding for new low tax investment zones to try and spurt business and growth in areas like this, such as the scale of the task that his budget will offer. no quick fix. joe, the whole al jazeera, coventry, the u. s. a giant mentor as amounts is cutting another 10000 jobs, a company which owns facebook, instagram in what sub has already laid off,
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11000 employees in november. it c e o. mark zuckerberg says meta is facing a new economic reality after profit slowed significantly. last year, stock market in asia have rallied after tuesday slumbers, worries about a potential us banking crisis. begin to ease the collapse of us lenders, silicon valley bank in signature bank. craig red triggered a sharp drop in stocks across the region. this might washington's efforts through shore up confidence. but international markets have stabilized while u. s. bank stocks recovered some of their losses before closing on tuesday. south korea is grabbing the loss of its corona virus. pandemic measures. from monday, people will no longer be required to wear a mask on public transport. masks are however, still mandatory in medical facilities. now, new exhibition opens at london's royal academy this week, showcasing work by black artists from the deep south of the united states. souls grown deep or features cultures and paintings that have never been seen in europe
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before. jessica baldwin has a story. a bald eagle made of roots and salvaged driftwood, a colorful quilt of dental and cotton scraps, an animal skull mountain on a chipped vinyl record. art that tells a story of enslavement, poverty and racism. the artists were denied access to spaces, educational spaces. i'm spaces, creation, spaces of exposition but certainly there was a lot of passing down of experience of, of art making skills. works by 34 artists from the deep south of america. some began working in the 19 thirty's when the united states laws were still based on race. it's only recently that the works have found a wider audience in the u. s. and many of never been seen in europe, nigerian artist, victor hammon,
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or sees vestiges of traditional art in the works from the deep south. it is, walks are not disarmed, causing stormy. yes, of course they are made in america, but they are made by blocks that are in america. so which means we're cario, our stories inside of force would carry it. we thought would have, i would go, you know, so we do not travel lights. the history of the deep south and america has until recently, been written by the white majority. this is the black americans version of it. and it's a history of poverty and oppression. with resilience and survival. ah, contemporary african artist, like a homeowner, also confront a history written by white colonizers across the city at another gallery. his tapestry of thousands of rosary beads considers history and memory of a slave ship the rights of.
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