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and my mother was dropped on the 1st floor. we follow 2 clinical psychologists with a turkish red crescent into this camp for displaced people. they listen, hold hands. yup. with an offer pat on the back and play games with children. sometimes just offering a blanket or a cup of coffee is comfort enough. in that moment, the psychologist say in the upheaval of the earthquakes aftermath, children are particularly vulnerable. the president of the turkish ride crescent says it's ability to provide mental health services to survivors is co humble, considering the enormous need required in the coming weeks, months and years. ah, the international criminal court issues an arrest warrant for vladimir putin for alleged war crimes in ukraine. the kremlin says it's outrageous. i'm legally void.
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ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera liar from della also coming up stalks full on the wall street as concerns persist about banks 1st or public shares at down 33 percent. despite getting a rescue package for tuckers president says he will now back finland's bid to join nato. but sweden's membership is still uncertain. diane's more than full a christian up to a state funeral in up cra. he had died in the earthquake in turkey. ah. international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russian president vladimir putin, along with russia's commissioner for children's rights. maria, look over biloba hootin is charged with taking children from orphanages in ukraine
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. many have already been adopted in russia. criminal spokesman dmitri pasco, coldly decision null. and void diplomatic editor, james bass, has more from the united nation wage. vladimir putin, president of russia, a superpower leader. and now a wanted man for the alleged war. crabs of deputation of children from ukrainian occupied territories entered the russia physician. the president of the international criminal court announcing that arrest warrants had been issued for 2 russian officials. one of them, mister putin, human rights activists were quick to welcome the news. this is an amazing day for the many victims of rushes war crimes against ukrainians since 2014 because this war has been going on. since then, almost a decade. vladimir putin is now officially a wanted man. but at the same time, the arrest warrant for president putin almost certainly complicates the possibility
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of any diplomacy to end the war. the un, in particular, is in a difficult position. will the secretary general still talk or meet with president putin? i don't want to answer her. her pathetic will. oh questions because it's as you know, she was of travel involve, involve others are we will continue. as a general rule, the secretary general will speak to whomever he needs to speak in order to deal or with issues out in front of him or in the security council. the russian ambassador made a blistering attack on the court moose at the marionette group. the i, c, c, is a puppet in the hands of the collective west, which is always willing to carry out pseudo jurisdiction based on their orders. a 123 countries are signatories to the rome statute that governs the i, c, c. they're now obliged to arrest the russian leader and send him to the hague.
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slightly president putin's travel will now be seriously curtailed. of course, an arrest or a trial isn't going to happen anytime soon, but it's clear the international criminal court is sending a message, not just the president putin but to the officials and military officers who work for him. that one day they could face consequences for their actions. james bay's al jazeera of the united nations. were jeffrey nice lead the i c. c. prosecution of slow, but i'm a loss of it's for the president of serbia. he thinks the charges are important for their wider implications. by satisfying the judges that the ref lungs is appropriate. this man pollution is not properly to be careful characterized as a criminal. and the war that he has launch can property now be characterized as itself criminal. the course has found that there is evidence to show both of those things and they're very important. not just because of pushing because of what's
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called accountability. because for example, those who are seeking to relieve russia of its power of veto in the security council by having a suspended number of people doing that, starting with the cranium part of terriers. when i have reinforcement in their argument. so this country should not have the veto in the security council. we're to lose the veto by one means or another. then it would be open to united nations to have push in, tried for aggression. she can't be tried for at the moment because he would veto any suggestion that he should be cry. but he has president joe biden says, the issue of a warrant is justified and ukraine's president love me as an end sky has welcome the i c announcement. you stories, this is a historic decision that will lead to historic responsibility the head of a terrorist state, and another russian official have officially become suspects in
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a war crime in the people taishan of ukrainian children, the illegal transfer of thousands of our children to the territory of a terrorist state in the criminal proceedings being investigated by our law enforcement officers. more than 16000 cases of force people taishan of ukrainian children by the occupier of already been recorded. but the real full number of people tease may be much higher than china's president change, and ping will travel to russia. next week, the official trip comes with china offers to broke a piece in ukraine. it's the 1st time the chinese president will travel to russia since the start of the war. katrina, you has more from beijing. according to china's foreign ministry, she is trip is all about promoting peace between crane and russia. china, as far mystery says that reading stands during the conflicts has been consistent, that all at once is a true slide to sit down and talk and it released the keys class last month, outlining the dialogue with the school savings to criticize the us and other
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western countries, employees and it says you need sanctions and feelings, a crisis one to support to ukraine. now that's what kind of our ministry says, but there are really 2 other goals here that very, very much staging interest. the 1st is, this trip is going to be a major show of public support for moscow at a time when its continuing its invasion of crane. and this is what fading intended intends to show that this is advancing a multi polar world, as opposed to one that just one by the u. s. and other western countries. they also want to deepen that i cannot make tie as russia receive trade sold between the 2 countries. since the invasion in 2022, it went up by 29 percent to $190000000000.00 us dollars. and much of that is the buying of cheap oil and gas from russia for aging. something that agent very much need and aging is also going to promote itself as
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a global lead and immediate shipping. it's very much capitalizing on the recent success of one of the aging. the aging top did not brokering a peace deal between saudi arabia and iran, and u. s. markets wrapped up the week closing under a sea of red, pushed down by banking stocks on friday. shares and 1st republic bank closed down 33 percent that's despite an injection of cash worth $30000000000.00. european stocks also ended the week down. the us president joe biden now wants congress to imposed of a punishment on bank executives. he tries to reassure the public following the collapse of silicon valley bank and the parent company of s. v b has filed for bankruptcy protection. with much of the tech focus company already under the control of regulators. comes a leak out for a surge of withdrawals trickled the triggered the worst banking collapse since the financial crisis. gabriel is on to as more from the new york stock exchange. it was another tough day on wall street, as all of the major indices were in the red and down throughout the entire day.
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any of the gains that were made on thursday were wiped out on friday, but the market is also giving very mixed signals as we enter this next phase of the u. s. banking crisis. in some ways, we're seeing the markets very much down. but for the week, the market has been quite resilient. for example, the s and p down 1.2 percent on friday. but for the week up over one percent. the nasdaq down a little under one percent on friday, but for the week up 4 percent. and we saw the same with the dow jones industrial average down 1.4 percent on friday, up a little over 0.4 percent for the week. so we're really getting a lot of these mixed signals and are getting a sense of you really don't know how the market should be reacting to this banking crisis. it's clear that this is top of mind here on wall street now,
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but it's really a sense of will this crisis be contained to the regional banks as what we've seen for the last week or so? or will it spread beyond that to larger banks, which could cause a much bigger banking crisis and what we're seeing now, and of course, spread even further internationally. according to one trader, it's almost like the market doesn't know how to react right now. they're kind of like a deer stuck in the headlights, as the old saying goes just sort of frozen. and that's all we saw while with the markets on friday. there wasn't a lot of selling, wasn't a lot of buying. it was just sort of frozen in time, so to speak. now 1st republic bank, one of the banks, sits at the center of all this down 32 percent is lost about 70 percent of its value for the week. and that's after $30000000000.00 aid package was promised to
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the bank trying to stabilize the markets. now, what are we looking to in the future? the next big thing will be next week, next, tuesday and wednesday, when the federal reserve makes a decision on if they are going to have an interest rate again or not. traders will be watching that very closely because whatever that decision is, could then have a knock off effect for wider implications throughout the market. and through the goal, we commie, turkish president, russia typo and says he will now support finland's, been to join nato announcement came off to his meeting with finished president sounding to me. sto in ankara, odo, and said the turkish parliament will begin ratifying. he'll think he's been the swedish foreign minister that says anchor his decision to only ratify finland's bid is regrettable. turkey had previously blocked finland and sweden's bids citing security concerns. while turkey is decision to prove similar, but keep sweden waiting follows months of tension with the swedes onto zeros. paul
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reese reports from stockholm and how the problems came about. and what being kept out of nature might mean for sweden and the alliance stock homes were on their way home for the weekend when the latest blow to their countries hopes of joint nato was announced. turkey would let finland in, but not yet sweden. the main reason turkey has claimed that the government in stockholm is harboring what anchor calls terrorist groups, particularly the kurdistan workers party, the p k k. nowadays kick kicker hell has a black market here through the nada and took it on it and took a real 3 then take it seriously. gender is a kurdish journalist. he came to sweden in 2005. he watched in january his tensions between turkey and sweden reached their height. when curtis protest has in stock home, hung an effigy of turkeys president, russia, type err to one. in response to his demand that sweden extradite a list of people. he said, willing to the p, k. k. some could spare the having been given refuge. it could now be sent back to us quarter say about nato and sweden and turkey was a blank boy, peacock,
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his supporters. we are 2 different group, of course, here in sweden as a court. i have a good life here. sweden, respecting me, my language, we will see what was sweden do as a quarter of server, i want to see the swedish government to take some serious actions. the situation wasn't helped when danish right wing politician ross was paula dunn was allowed to burn a cron outside the turkish embassy. but whatever happens now, it wasn't meant to be like this for sweden who've been stepping up their military in preparation for joining nato. it followed decades of neutrality which had become part of their identity. the common defense planning that we've been doing with finland since 2014 will become much more difficult. it is right now that turn ideas of nato's new forward defense is going to be figured out. and in that work, it would be a very big benefit for nato. if they knew, if they could include both,
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we just territory, but also swedish military capabilities, particularly precious to night, i would have been swedish technology, with its grief and jets bolstering the alliance. his ab capabilities over the baltic, such an addition to their armory in opposition to russia is now up in the air. last year, sweden's entry into the alliance alongside finland seemed o, but assured as nato countries rushed to welcome the wren. but with turk here and also hungary, still having doubts sweden may have to wait until the upcoming turkish elections at the very least poorest out his era stock. i don't for short break here now to 0. when we come back, the u. s. west coast is bracing for more heavy rain and flooding as the region experiences an unusually wet winter morning. stay with us. ah
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ah, with another wet day for japan, significant rain as well with a cold enough for wet snow on most of the mountains are in home shoes are expect some flooding here and the tail end of it. rains gathering, again for southern china, south of the young sea. that's not supposed to be bone drive is on the air, but some, this rain could be a bit heavier than you might expect. and those are that where the sun is out, these temperature typically fall degrees above average. now spreads right up most mongolia and southern sa barrett. it's cool down, you'll notice and dried up in japan for rather quater sunday, south. and all this, we still gotten to the 6 weeks of the rainy season and that's concentrated rain. nothing can borneo possibly the central and southern philippines. the less i mean javan sumatra. but there'll be areas of flooding still. but this is role. this should not know. i was this time the year pre monsoon, he should be the dominant story, has been halting by roster and up into was, well,
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some part of pakistan you wouldn't think that i would you the last percentage both india, pakistan and bangladesh, you guys would be experiencing significant rain in the fall, thunderstorms has been hail, for example, in sin province in pakistan. now it's not unusual to see some showers, but they've been particularly bad. ref, say india's rain is looking not heavier than it should be. 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. investigators exposed it and question, they used them to be used of power around the globe on al jazeera. ah
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ah, we'll come back. okay, provided the top stories here, this out of the international criminal court at the hague, as issued an arrest warrant for russian president vladimir putin. the oxy see said it's in connection with allegations of war cry to new crane accompanied mass called a move outrageous and unacceptable. there's been a fresh sell off of global banking stocks on friday, despite support shown by big us lenders for smaller rival 1st republic bank. yes, president joe biden is calling for congress to impose tough a punishment on bank executors on turkish president bridget, ty, photo one has agreed to start the process to ratify condense, nato membership. but he says he will continue discussions with sweden,
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about what uncross says is a lack of commitment to fight terrorism. no right. police have confronted angry protest as for a 2nd day in paris, there were violent demonstrations outside parliament against controversial pension reforms. on thursday, the government bypassed parliament to pursue a plan to raise the retirement age of 62. to 64, natasha butler has more from paris. when a number of french ministers have been trying to defend the pension reform and the way 8 was forced through by decreed by passing parliament, they said it was an action that was necessary because they say that this reform is essential. if francis are able to sustain aid pension system in the future, nevertheless, that is certainly not washing with many. m p. 's a lot of anger among some lawmakers. we know that lawmakers on the left and also the far right and also independence, alt abling,
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a motion of the confidence i gave the government the will be voted on monday. meanwhile, trade unions are calling for more protests, a nationwide day of action on thursday and their ongoing demonstrations in paris. some people have tried to block the main ring road garbage collectors, also oil refinery workers, all continuing with their purchase and modifying got over this reform. a lot of anger is the way in which it's been pushed through parliament, a lot of frustration and anger. i present it by knowing my girl see as being out of touch with ordinary people. authorities in the law, we are still coming to grips with the scale of destruction from cycling. freddy, at least 400 people have died in the region, and tens of thousands have been displaced by flooding. survivors are struggling with food shortages and aids been slow to reach many areas blocked by landslides. to morrow, near hunters, a resident of blan tire. she's been volunteering at a camp for people displaced by the disaster. i am summer and you hold up and we're
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going to. yeah, i think the showtime in brand time allowed when i say i could hear lies. shouts of these people crying, what health? so i phoned it, it was a need for me to come and help them some to drain like small ones. they have lost both calling both my dad, both by that time you know, loads that time and you know, medication some is i see open wounds you can because they are kind of a lot of problem. there was a woman with him with a little baby. the baby was just checking the baby, didn't have anything to where not been died was not being unsure, taking no changes for covering because it was a big source. we even pick edition from one of the guys and give it to the mother to cover the baby so that you couldn't quote, this will side. as you can see, i just finding to bring just walking in the ways that they don't know where the
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mother is. they don't know where this is. maybe 2 days, 3 days, the laming that the, that the mother had passed away there in the middle. the uncle is gone. i'm worrying about they have, they call it out blake. if it's not rain, we shall digital toilet. they know bathroom. the kitchen it fell was holla, has pretty here who voted on trade. i think i'm not doing enough because it doesn't do enough. those people who i didn't it didn't. it didn't fit. i'm doing enough, but i'm seeing a child i'm seeing a mother who is not eating. when i can see i'm doing enough. that means i'm not doing it now. it's very sad. a polio outbreak has been declared in burundi off the virus was detected for the 1st time in more than 30 years. 3 cases were found in the is sally district in the west of the country. they
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were confirmed and un unvaccinated 4 year old boy and 2 other children. he was in contact with. the virus was also identified in several wastewater samples. the government says it's launching a vaccination campaign. former pakistani prime minister inman khan appeared in court on friday were a warrant for his arrest was canceled, cons. car was surrounded by supporters when he arrived at the court in the hall had been warren's out against him on multiple corruption charges. he's also facing terrorism charges stemming from confrontations between his supporters and police earlier this week. he denies the charges and says the government's trying to stop him from contesting elections. thousands of farmers in india have stopped their march to ma'am, by after a meeting between their leaders and government officials. the farmers were protesting against a huge drop in onion prices and demand in compensation for their crop losses. the 200 kilometer march began in the city of gnostic. it's not clear if it will
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continue. iran, the says it's aiming to be among the top 10 countries which use artificial intelligence. the publishing sector is among a wide range of iranian industries, using ai to enhance and grow their products. on monday, the 1st fully a i produce magazine hit new stands and to run alhashan as more from the rainy and capital. ah, this steam is putting together what they believe to be the 1st magazine ever fully produced using artificial intelligence or a all major level man target can ambition. i wanted to publish this artificial intelligence produced magazine for the 1st time in iran, or maybe the world to tell my audiences and entrepreneurs that a great development as being made in the world. and we should understand it as soon as possible. otherwise, we will be looking backward in the past few years, artificial intelligence has emerge as the waltz most advanced technological development. it refers to a computer or machines ability to perform tasks that typically require human
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intelligence, including writing and researching, producing a magazine using a i will still require akbar to choose his stories, and then his team of technicians generate the content through a different a i software has said, tell us this picture that you see now has been created by mid journey. we fit with what we want and this is the outcome. and now it's going to be used on the front page of the magazine laser. we'll get our chest g p t produced content and add to the issue, then it's really to be printed. the final product looks just like any other magazine, except it's content. wasn't that used by humans that are thumb for very, a long, long but many believe just like other technological achievements of the past century . it has the quality of product. i'll create more fortunately, the a i boss here isn't limited to journalism. iran, his aiming to become one of the world stop 10 countries for
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a i technology in the coming 10 years here. one of the heroines biggest digital pox . several, a i powered projects out in the making stops, are investing more in a i, facilities and equipment because they believe it's going to be essential for the countries economy. the use of a i in iran, has extended to it's on forces as well. recently the revolutionary gods naval commander announced his forces or acquiring a i power equipment that are capable of warning each other. if any vessel comes under attack and move that reflects iran's growing reliance on artificial intelligence and the impact it could have on its future. as it struggles on the sanctions, aliana images, iraq deshawn to the us now where flood warnings were in place for parts of california. it follows a storm so winter that sport much heavy rain may consume sharif has more. ah,
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this is the only bay teddy said garcia can get around to feed her animals and retrieve any of her belongings. a river burst its banks and flooded this rudely town in central california on thursday. oh, people here say the fast moving flood water destroyed everything in its park. within minutes were shocked. all this happened as quickly as it did. so now we're all, you know, we're going to do it. evidently, we're not going to be able to come back here. and live anymore, so we're gonna have to just take our losses in southern california, summoned the coastal city of san clemente were forced to lead their apartments as the earth slid away from their back outs. at least 35 out of 58 counties on a presidential emergency declaration for areas hard hit by natural disasters. i think everyone should understand. we have a dynamic situation here. we have another rainstorm running around is continuing.
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the stresses are still in peril. as a mercedes perspective, again, safety for so we're going to make sure that everything's set to go in the united states. west coast is facing an unusually wet season. after 2 decades of trout, it's endangered, lives destroyed homes and turned roots into rivers. they've been pebble out to just to and with rain in the forecast this likely to be more flooding in the next few days. when we go some, surely, i'll just 0 spain as officially entered a long term drought after 36 months of below average rainfall. officials of asked farmers factories and individuals to cut water use. the countries where the agency says climate change is a driving factor and warns while farseason could be worse than usual. some reservoirs have run so low that old buildings have resurfaced for the 1st time. when the gun normally monte go early,
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then them in their climate change is clearly arrived. and unfortunately it is here to stay. we already have a lot of evidence that in spain we're suffering from the effects of global warming . and we're one of the most affected regions because heat waves are increasing more frequently than in other regions. spain is a country that is always halfway between temperate climates, but now we're undergoing a change towards more air dryer climates, where the availability of water is lower. the world health organization says by the end of the year, the cobra 19 pandemic could be treated in the same way as seasonal influenza. the doublet chose director says the virus is likely to continue threatening people's health and will still cause deaths, but it will not create serious disruption to society. many, 7000000 people died from the virus and more than 750000000 have been infected globally. garner has held a state funeral for its format, national team, footballer christian at so he died and last month's earthquake in turkey year as
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nicholas hark reports, the president and thousands of mourners paid their large respects in the capital. a crow ah ganna is morning one of its sons outside the state house in the capitol. across the coffin, the late football star christian achieve. hundreds gathered family members, former players, managers and a legion of fans, including orphans that at you helped all here to play tribute to the former new castle winger who died in last month's earthquake in turkey. he has done so much for us. so and we heard many earthquakes, we prayed for him, but then we heard the bad news that he had died while he played for turkey is heartiest. poor aunt shoe spent most of his career in the english premier league playing for chelsea, newcastle,
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and everton. he also made $65.00 appearances for gone as national t helping the black stars reached the final of the 2015 africa cup of nations in equitorial guinea. he was awarded goal and player of the tournament. yes, it is a very sad day to us we. it's not even the football, as for sales force, per se, everybody in gun a sod today, you know, such a thailand, he's going to l e t my opinion in gannons tradition funerals, or send off to the other world in a moment of both grief and celebration. i too used his talent to spread joy to millions of people in ghana beyond. for many fists isn't just a funeral. it's a last good bomb to a football star. nicholas hawk al jazeera ah .

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