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to reach isolated communities and appeals for urgent international help. in some places somebody may have been missed out, but my goal on my desire is that everyone to be accounted for ah, learn taina. this is out there alive from london, also coming up a moment to russian fighter jet, intercepted a u. s. military drone over the black sea holden's pledge to ukraine for make fighter jets to be delivered in the coming days. and protests and france after unpopular pension reforms are forced through without a parliamentary vote. ah, no man, always president is appealed for global support. after tropical cyclone hit,

the east of southern africa, countries commercial harbor blan tire has seen the most damage, with flooding and mud slides. at least 326 people have died and hundreds are missing. i mean, the miller has more from landry. this is melinda west, a, just outside of the commercial capital blan tire, we infrastructure such as roads, telephone poles, as well as electricity poles have been completely destroyed. now this road behind us is a gaping hole, and people have placed logs across it so others can cross. but they can only cross if they can pay people who placed these polls. they are a charging and not everybody has the money to use this makes of bridge. they don't have the money. they have to you as an alternative route, which is far more dangerous. now people are using those logs to move everything from food to water, bicycles, motor bikes, as well as bits and pieces from destroyed homes like window frames. they're trying to get across to melinda over the bridge,

just ahead of us and even then that's covered in debris. earlier we spoke to president lazarus, chuck, where he said to his country, it needs international assistance. mallory is a state of morning and we're do have needs that we almost have to have there and i've been to many of the devastated places i have met people in camps and i have witness the barrier of so many people that have di what we need are more medicines, renewed tents, we need equipment that can i help climate change israel and what we are having to see now is a devastation. and since before this time, you 13 months,

3 devastating psych loans and we're trying to do the best we can pull ourselves by boat traps. if the check cannot happen, we're that international help. the us military is released video of an encounter between a russian fighter jet and the u. s. drone bench again says the russian aircraft unsafely intercepted the reaper drone was then crashed into the black sea. russia was denied accusations, had acted recklessly the downing of the drone on tuesday by the 1st direct incident between the u. s. in russia since the war and ukraine began last year. john hall reports a 42 2nd video clip released by the pentagon shows of russian su 27 fight a plane dumping what he said to be jet fuel into the path of a u. s. reaper surveillance drone high over the black sea. it makes a 2nd pass, repeating the process and then we're told the plane makes contact with the drones tail propeller. the video feed cuts out resuming 60 seconds later to reveal

a damaged propeller blade. afterwards the drones remote pilots bring it down in the waters of the black sea. the pentagon said it would not be deterred by what it said was a patent of risky behavior by russian pilots in international airspace. the united states will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows and it is incumbent upon russia to operate as military aircraft in a safe and professional manner. russia's foreign minister said the us drone had not in fact, been in international airspace. honey report is to to touch the post nutshell. they totally ignore the fact that after the start of the special military operation, military declared that certain areas of the black sea had limited access by any aerial vehicle. and this defiant neglect of that objective fact makes one think,

the american side keeps looking for provocation to fuel confrontation. the ukrainian military has reported unusual levels of activity by russian ships in the black sea, a possible scramble to recover the wreckage. the south west of the crime in peninsula where we know this bern went down. that's more or less below a desa. the ukrainian city that was threatened. it's not far from where the mosque of a russian war shit was sunk back in april. so i think there's, there's a big concern in the u. s, and they will be able to continue to mount the surveillance operations without this kind of thing happen again. russia has denied any wrong doing and initially blamed the incident on a faulty maneuver by the reaper drone it's retrieval. could provide valuable intelligence the aerial encounter was the 1st known military contact between the us and russia. since the war in ukraine began. reinforcing widely held concerns that the 2 superpowers could eventually be drawn into direct conflict. jonah haul al

jazeera. i think i'll hang jones me now live from the pentagon, then patty, they've just been giving a briefing that what, what did they say? well that was the big question that i had coming into this because we saw yesterday that the top bosses, they were very careful in their language trying to make sure that the didn't escalate. the situation didn't demand an apology, but then they released the video very, very early here stateside. so the question was, were they going to up their rhetoric, try to increase the tension between the us and russia, which some would say this video could possibly do so as a pentagon, just a few moments ago brigadier general pet rider of the pentagon spokesman, was asked about it and basically why released the video and here's what he had say . it's not unusual for us to release imagery of unsafe unprofessional incidents. we've done that in other situations. and so, particularly in this case,

given the reckless and dangerous behavior and to demonstrate publicly what type of actions the russians had taken, we felt that it was important to provide this imagery before the briefing, we also heard from my national security council spokesman jim jim give me kirby john kirby. and he said that the purpose of this was to just show that the russians were his words, their line about what happened because remember russia said that it didn't really have any impact with the drones, drones, the reaper made maneuvers and then crashed into the sea. so what now will russia made it very clear? there were to try to recover this drone? general writer said several times that this is american property. and that they're not that worried about. you said, 1st of all, it's really deep water. doesn't think the russians are going to be able to get down to it. the other thing that he pointed out is, he said we took steps to make sure that there was little value in anything they did recover. so their reports that they basically wiped the servers on their end queue

reaper before it hit the water. but we'll see as it plays out because this might not be over. we heard russia say that aircraft cannot go when what they call exclusion zone. and we heard from the department of defense, the secretary of defense himself, the view, it is going to continue to fly and what they see as international waters. so the 1st direct contact between russia and the u. s. over the war in ukraine, but potentially delta left. go ahead and thank you very much indeed. poland, did they become the 1st of ukraine's allies to commit to sending fighter jets punish 1st and under a judah says also will deliver for maybe $29.00 jets in full working order in the coming days with more to come. once they're checked, ukraine has been asking the west for jets for months to help us defensive efforts. stephanie deca has more from keith ukraine's really been asking for jack since the beginning of the war. it's significant, of course, it is the 1st time and need to ally ukrainian allies says that it is going to send

for make 20 nines. there will be more in the next coming days. it's something that the allies have been discussing is something that keeps been asking for for a very long time. it is certainly a step up in the commitment of its allies when it comes to providing weaponry. it's also i've seen the arrival of some of the leper tanks and from poland as well as 9 other countries pick. you also mentioned by the us secretary of defense yesterday, secretary of state lloyd austin saying 9 countries committing to sending around a $150.00 leper tanks to ukraine and they will be arriving before the end of march . the timing of all of this is very interesting, of course, because there's a lot of talk that ukraine is planning a counter offensive. as the weather is getting warmer as the ground is thawing. certainly this is a welcome move from poland. it will be welcomed here in kids. and again, a lot of the allies thing that they're discussing ramping up even further support.

ah. the french government has forced controversial pension reforms true without a vote in parliament. after failing to convince a majority of m. p 's to back the bill, and he's alive, pictures from paris, where protest had been ongoing throughout the day. the bill will raise the retirement age from $62.00 to $64.00, and it looks as though french police have begun to started to try to clear a purchase in front of the parliament. natasha battle reports now from paris. didn't. it wasn't the outcome. the french government wanted, but without the parliamentary majority, they decided to force his pension reform built for parliament by decree. a controversial move that infuriated some lawmakers and left the french prime minister, struggling to be heard on the per pound. we can't risk seeing a 175 hours of parliamentary debate come to nothing. we can't risk seeing the

compromise built by the 2 houses dismissed. we can not risk the future of our pensions. this reform is necessary. the move comes off to more than 2 months of street protests and strikes against the reform led by frances trade unions who sates and erosion of work has rights. and also angry over plans to raise the retirement age by 2 years to 60, to demonstrate as he gathered outside the parliament st. they'll continue to fight . oh, pretty revolting is the fact that despite the fact that the government represents a tiny minority and doesn't even have a majority in the parliament, they order a constitutional tools that they can use to force of through incomplete, the undemocratic manners. but that won't her, that want her, him to roll, resolved to pursue the quite. that's why you're here today, and that's why the pride will continue to morrow. horsing a bill through the parliament by decree, is legal under the french constitution. but it is a course of action seen by many a failure of politics. the thing outside the national assembly,

frances hard left leader, that the government didn't care about people who don't actually i find is significant and symbolic that for a 100 time the government used a decree to bypass the will of the people. we must coordinate with the union and do all we can to have this law withdrawn. performing the pension system was one of presidents in my new macros campaign promises. he says, the system's outdated, costly and unsustainable for future generations. in the end, he will have succeeded in changing it, but at a cost to his political reputation. natasha butler, just 0, paris, u. k. government and health care unions have come to a final payoff which could and strikes affecting the national health service. the offer to unions representing nurses and ambulance workers, includes additional pay for next year. unions have already voiced mixed reaction to the offer, which does not come

a junior doctors who are also striking still to come this half hour houses of police, but on ranges. i do attack my house. a man can describe it as the scene when police tried to arrest format, pakistan, prime minister, and graham, breaking handshake. japan and south korea lead us to 10 years of animosity. ah, where the atlantic is still dominating the weather in western europe is a big storm system was unwind again. so a lot of cloud here and massive cloud for the east as well in the middle is slice air. pressure is high. now you should, that should mean this time the year starting to warm up and that will indeed be the case. so for the immediate future, wind and rain catching portugal,

the western side of france, british alan and scandinavia, i had that the induced warmth. then the opposite side got normally with not normally cold. anyway, it will be, it will feel that where the stumble, for example, that when coming down across the black sea to the gene and talkie back up again to sudden turkey. in fact, there is more significant rain to comfort organic, moving slowly east was. but as it moves east was, it lies places like sofia to rise in temperature by a considerable margin. lift about 9 degrees in 2 days as this part of europe warms up the same time, the rain edges further into france. and the low countries with temperatures in the teens. now wind has been a story in north africa of late, and it's picking up again a bit, certainly east inside of libya and then coming down across the ha matter. the seasonal wind picks up the dust. the rain is edging slowly north as you might expect. it more interestingly, as in ethiopia and probably some other the

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for global support. after a tropical cycling hit the east of southern africa. and these 326 people have died and hundreds of missing in malawi. after much lines and severe flooding, talk through the region. us military has video of an encounter between a russian fighter jet and the u. s. drone pentagon says russian aircraft unsafely intercepted the reaper drug, then crashed into the black sea. russia has denied accusations it acted recklessly . the french government as controversial pension reforms through without a vote in parliament. after fighting to come into the majority of m. p. 's to back the bill. changes would raise the retirement age from $62.00 to $64.00. has been widespread opposition to the plan europe central bank has raised interest rates by half a percentage point. the aim to curve inflation high comes amid recent turmoil in the banking sector. some questioned whether e c. b would go ahead with the move after the failure of to us banks. and as credit

st shares tumbled on wednesday. however, couldnt 3 shes rebounded on thursday when it's out state would borrow up to $54000000000.00 from switzerland's central bank. the c b says europe's final sector remains resilient. under simmons is in london with more new european markets. markets were jittery even before this announcement. but now they're really nervous . the european central bank announcing a 0.5 percent increase in its main interest rate. it's up to 3.5 percent. it says that inflation projected remains too high for too long. and it said it was resilient with strong capital liquidity positions right across the euro zone. so they didn't really feel that this was too risky they would seen. but that isn't the view of everyone. the situation with the market says that the european stock market's dropped won't not substantially above the pan european stock. 600

index immediately moved down into the red by 0.15 percent. bank stocks, which had rallied at 2.6 percent were down by 0.5 percent. what is this all about? well, interest rates are high anyway. they've gone up further. there have been a real consideration amongst many financiers and many experts that there could be a small, arise by the c, b, or non toll. but it went through, there's a see saw here, the with the inflation rate going up. and then the problem with, with stocks, the problem with government bonds that they really need lower interest rate. so many banks invested when the rates were higher. and now selling these off. well, that's certainly a disastrous business. as we've seen with the bank crashes that have already happened this week. so the situation right now, nervous and very difficult remains to be seen. what the other major institutions

will do world wide about interest rates. and some of the biggest banks in the u. s . a. considering a rescue bid for struggling regional bank fast republic as costa christian to new me, his on wall street in york. so more cause for concern after the collapse in silicon valley bank. that's right, and the big worry was that 1st republic would be the next bank to fail. that after silicon valley bank went under, that there would be a domino effect with more worried depositors taking their money out of financial institutions with questionable liquidity. leading to a large scale crisis, but now today, the word is that a number of financial institutions are in negotiations to deposit money into 1st republic and sure it's finances. and certainly we're seeing a positive response to that in the markets. whereas 1st republic had been dragging

down, not only its stock was going down, but it was dragging down the banking sector in general. now we're seeing a rebound in the banking sector. that 1st republic started the day down 30 percent . it's now in positive territory as our other banks. this, along with news that credit suisse finances are being short. ob, seemed to be reassuring investors. also. we heard from treasury secretary, janet jaelyn on thursday saying that the contagion had been contained that quick moves on the part of the government were shoring up the banking sector. and so far anyway, investors seem to be buying that argument. there seems to be growing confidence that a bank in crisis has been averted. thank you very much. the chris's moving the spokesman for the libyan warlord, honey, for after says more than 2 tons of uranium that have been reported missing by the u

. n's. nuclear watchdog has been found. the 10 drums of radioactive material were located near the border with chad. after spokesman said, whoever sees the barrels like he thought they contained weapons or ammunition. the uranium was reported missing on tuesday when the international atomic energy agency inspected an unnamed site in libya. a cotton pakistan has rejected for prime minister in mankind's plea to suspend an arrest warrant issued against him. this just hours after a higher court ordered police to postpone the operation to arrest him until friday . gunners accused repeatedly failing to appear in court for a hearing that in 2 days of tent, stand off in the hall between security forces and con supporters who tried to stop police from taking him into custody. speaking to out his ear earlier him and con, confirm and he will appear in court on saturday. i had bill right up to the 18th when we go to paris was going to take place. the police turned up for this earlier,

so it was unlawful. i was already had protector, bill and it when i, when does this massive force. i mean it's never happened before and i, history thousands up, but he's been and rangers. drive through a dark by house, an arrest view. so when the game with his force, i'd then give my lawyer give them an assurity that i would have done the court. so the whole idea of police was supposedly to take me to court, which was on the 18th. so i give them an assurity and the law says that once i would have given them a surety, the police shouldn't arrest me. but despite that, the force kept increasing and the a, the violence, i mean, the tear gassing and water cannons and they shot ballots, or up a workers. and then there were bullets fired, so it's never happened in pakistan before. come hider has more from the whole

we're outside of the bargain, don teddy against the lead on han god had been bad since the nation a damned on him. i know also odd says the border to see people when they are now preparing for another police action. and the police guard had been torn by law high guard which had dropped a police operator and 5 gmc on the 3rd day now extended that friday. it also ruled ron von will not be allowed to hold a rally. i mean, not just on richard, a one year man to budget on, on the 9th day saying that he would need dr. permission for at least 15 days ahead of that rally m. ron hahn,

adults are likely to appear before the court and its norma bardon did. they were the ones who issued viet warden and the georgia gateway which pertains to state they saved by a foreign heads of state. show everybody in august on i'm hoping that this particular issue ended dog soon. gum i like that alger date, lol police and cynical frontier gas to disperse supporters of opposition to man sancho. he's in court facing libel charges for accusing the tourism minister of embezzlement. the government ban rallies by song kush reporters before the trial, as a great belief that president mac could run for a controversial 3rd term, which the physician says is unconstitutional. the palestinian health ministries is at least 4 people have been killed in an israeli rage and the occupied westbank. an undercover unit of the israeli forces carried out the operation in a busy shopping area on thursday. one of those killed was

a 16 year old child. 2 others have been identified as leaders of a palestinian group known as the janine battalion. 86 passed indians have been killed in the occupied territories since the start of the addresses across israel. and once again taken to the streets to denounce the government's judicial reforms comes after prime minister benjamin netanyahu rejected a compromise proposal put forward by israel's president. isaac had spoke unveiled alternative changes to the plan on wednesday. in yahoo says help folks plan fails to address what he says on imbalances and the legal system. the bill will limits the role of supreme court and gives more power to the government. critic say it's anti democratic in a significant diplomatic breakthrough, south korean president unit. so go and japanese prime minister from you casita. i've met him person that he does aim to tackle regional challenges. i was a long standing tension between nations. robert bride reports for so the

landmark summit between south korea and japan comes at a time of increasing regional challenges for both nations. just a couple of hours before you'd sit. y'all's departed on the 1st bilateral visit by serving south korean president to japan. in 12 years, north korea launched a long range missile in the same direction. the weapon was confirmed as an intercontinental ballistic missile of the kind north korea has been developing and showing off at military parades in the past couple of years. video released by the japanese air force shows what seems to be a missile coming down after re entry into the atmosphere. the launch comes in a week that marks the start of annual military drills between south korean and us forces that will include large scale field exercises. washington wants to see

closer relations between it's to east asian allies, not only as a counter to north korean threats. and the growing military might of china, but also to maintain a technological edge in the production of strategically important semiconductors. we've come a bit. we have confirmed the importance of vigorously promoting security cooperation between japan, south korea, and the united states. japan announced its lifting export curbs on materials needed for high tech manufacturing, imposed during the recent spat with south korea. president noon is trying to restore ties that have salad considerably in recent years. but in south korea, it's a highly controversial move. relations have been scarred by decades of colonial rule from tokyo during the last century, which culminated in atrocities committed by japanese troops in world war 2. weekly

protests still held against the enforced use of so called comfort women, in military brothels. and you and has proposed settling the issue of koreans forced to work in war time, factories by compensating victims from a voluntary fund. instead of finding the japanese companies involved a bold offer, seeming to prove uni sincerity and strengthening ties. a priority to john's island going forward, we will continue to actively communicate and co operate through shuttle diplomacy meeting as often as necessary, regardless of formality. but opponents back in south korea accuse him of a diplomatic climb down in this deeply troubled relationship. rob mcbride, al jazeera soul, a number of people who died in a coal mine explosion in columbia has risen to at least 21. a blast happened later on tuesday in a rural areas suitor tells her about 75 kilometers. north dakota authorities say it

was caused by accumulated gas explosion affected several connected mines, serious accidents, a common at open pit and subterranean coal and gold mines in columbia. the chinese owned app take talk has been banned from government phones in the u. k with immediate effect over security concerns. cabinets, office, administered, office minister oliver dowden said the move was good. siva hygiene amid risks to sensitive government data. on mr. richie's tonight has been under pressure from senior and pays to band the up for a similar moves by the u. s. and you take talk. so the decision was made based on quote, funding mental misconceptions and driven by why did geo politics couldn't run. you can always catch up with a website address for this that is out 0 dot com. ah

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