in the mountains, a remote talk is seldom to everybody is hopeful. when we get back, we will still climb sobalin with paypal alive and able to help unload this self and get help to the people who needed a mo i think we're landing. it looks like all because of a very c. now, here we are. people that made it off. they shake, it hasn't been a tree. they're taking the boxes with. the turmoil of nature may have conspired against people of quake zones. but the a definite has let some light through the very gaunt pounds on the horizon. ah, 20 years since the us invasion of iraq. we look at the daily struggles of her rockies in the face of political and economic instability.

ah, you're watching all 0 life from headquarters in delphi, i'm getting obligated also coming up at least 15 people are killed in an earthquake that shaken southern ecuador on northern room. president vladimir putin visits a city, maria, hold on russia annex from ukraine last year. i'm bob newman, that in law has gone west in delaware shop on and on. your prices has led to a huge crisis for muslim this on climate change and government policy ah hello. it's been 20 years since the start of the us led invasion offer rock the toppled president. saddam hussein. the military operation was launched without un support. unlike the 1st gulf or on the invasion of afghanistan or diplomatic editor

james bay's looks at how the offensive damage the credibility of the united nations un weapons inspectors in iraq, their job to track down the country's chemical and biological weapons. we now know there weren't any former iraqi rulers, saddam hussein had ceased his w. m. d, program years earlier, but in 2003 us president george bush was backed by the british prime minister, tony blair was saying he was hiding a huge pile and they claimed they have the intelligence to prove it. the us secretary of state colin powell now known to have been privately skeptical himself, tried to make the case in the security council, even wielding a vile. he said could be anthrax about the u. s. and u. k. bitterly opposed by much of the international community, including france, germany failed to get a security council resolution to authorize a war. they launched one. anyway, the and the after month, one british diplomat,

who'd worked as his country's expert on iraq in the security council resigned. do you think the united nations ended up damaged or strengthened by the war 20 years ago? i think without doubt, it was damaged by the secretary general of the united nations. didn't assert his authority to say that the war was legal and should not happen, which later he admitted. and i think collectively the quote unquote un, this sense of a global community of nations. a sense of a shared set of rules took a very big hit as a result in euro or so. where does that leave things now? 20 years on. once again, the security council is deeply divided and there is no doubt that the invasion of ukraine by russia, a permanent member, was a breach of international law and of the un charter. but western diplomats, when you speak to them privately, will tell you that their efforts to put pressure on moscow or even now hindered by

the memory of what happened 2 decades ago. the run up to the war in iraq in 2003 was marked by defiance and disinformation, resulting in deep damage to the un system and the rule of law around the world. so much may have changed since, but the repercussions of events that haunted the un then a still being felt. james bay's al jazeera of the united nations. well, joining us from baghdad as our correspondent, sama been job aid so 20 years on a saw what the rockies believe they've lost and gained if anything at all. while here in the capital back, that dream, i wish i could do show you right now, what i hear in the background close to the gates of the green zone. there dozens of people protesting for jobs. and that has been the case here in the iraq capital, people protesting for basic rights protesting for electricity, for health services,

for education, for a chance to earn a living. and that has been the legacy of the last 20 years. iraq is now has a population which is 25 percent below the poverty line, a number which has been increasing in the last few years, economically, socially and along thick darian lines. iraq is now divided. people have not been able to rebuild their lives as they did. they used to have them before 2003 the us led invasion. yes, people will tell you things of improved, but in comparison to what they've lost. they seem no real equation that we've been speaking to people in northern central and southern iraq and asking them about the legacy of this war. and here and here in that, as i told you, there are protests in buster, which is the economic capital where all or most of the oil revenue comes from, people are just tired. they can't even get keen drinking water. here's our report from bus,

from the bus. rous famous italian bridge wasn't here 20 years ago. neither was the main road that leads to busters international stadium. now, the streets are peaceful and is relative, political come in the city and across it all packed up. and the chief more than $8000000000.00 a for an investment up to february 2023. we are keen to achieve major projects and this is all in coordination with the federal government. lots of projects were completed in basra, related to infrastructure services, commercial and tourism sectors. in this oil field is the image noon, which means crazy in arabic. some say that refers to the large amount of oil. there's found here in one location and estimated 38000000000 barrels. the mission field produces 240000 barrels a day for iraq's economy. and production is planned to be expanded to 5 and a half 1000000 barrels per day. in our government says, despite obstacles like corruption,

red tape and an unstable region invested the lining up there, mainly interested in the countries abundant deposits of gas. but despite its large hydrocarbon resources, iraq imports a 3rd of the gas. it needs for its power stations. nearly $2000000000.00 worth comes from iran in on a stretch budget. that's a burden it up also spends an estimated $5000000000.00 the unimportant diesel in petrol. that's left it off currency struggling against the dollar. and that's not all. and there's no malia and the obvious of other hazard molly behead do as estimated by a parliamentary committee. corruption cost around $10000000000.00 a year, around $600000000000.00 have been smuggled out of iraq in the past years. we have to fight against corruption, administration, and financial. there's no real development in the rocky economy. despite that wealth, millions of iraqis struggled to get clean water every day. and every year, thousands of people fall due to waterborne diseases drank diverse and climate

change has increased risks of food shortages 2 decades ago, the 1st battle of the iraq war report and buster, the city of a 1000000 people was besieged by mean the british forces cluster munitions were used in the international coalition to ban uranium weapons says u. k. forces you defeat the uranium threat years after the invasion, a lot has changed yet. this problem continues to remain the backbone oil based economy. but still, the complains of the people are lack of jobs, opportunities, infrastructure. and the lack of attention from the people in power. some of the guy without the or busters, well, the price iraq, the say they have paid because of the invasion is the social cohesion. now, iraq stands into a foreign reserves of $100000000000.00. yet there is a huge gap between the political elite, which rule this country and the people of iraq,

which continued to struggle for basic services in a region where iraq has become closer to iran. and also has influence from the united states, so that people go out, say there has been change, but it's not what they've been looking for, or not something that will take them into the future as a proud iraq the nation. thank you so much follow up and jeff age reporting from baghdad. ah, a strong earthquake has killed at least 15 people in ecuador, and one person in peru. the magnitude 6.8 tremor was centered south of ecuador, a 2nd largest city guayaquil, alex baird. reports streets littered with crumbled facades. rescue teams in ecuador scrambled to save those still trapped after the earthquake. who will be miracle balloon? a part of a facade collapsed. them fell on a vehicle that had already been removed by the police. we had one victim without

vital signs. a male person with a number of buildings have collapsed to cross the coastal state of laurel and us. why in the andes that gathered all i can to sally at people ran out, they yelled in despair. all the people got out of their cars. i don't know how an earthquake would feel in a car, but they were desperate. they ran, they yelled, yodi cried. there are ports of damage to infrastructure across the region and landslides, blocking civil roads. the trim was also felt across the border and northern peru where a young child was killed when her home collapsed. over on the baby was playing where the stain of blood is. she was playing with my other niece, and the brick fell on her ecuador and peru, a prone to earthquakes. they straddled the so called ring of fire, and the danger isn't over yet. with aftershocks still ongoing. alex bid al jazeera

president vladimir putin has visited russian, occupied mario hall in ukraine. the city and the daniel region was annexed by moscow last year, who turned, drove around several districts on saturday, and was shown restoration work at a theatre and at a university. and his trip comes after he traveled to crimea to mark the 9th anniversary of it's annexation from ukraine, from our nurse leslie in stephanie decker, joining us from keep. so what do we make of the timing of putin's visit to maria? paul, stephanie well, he did mark the 9 years since sir russia annex crimea. but at the same time, of course, significantly 2 days after the inter international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for him, a $123.00 countries are now obliged to arrest him. if he travelled there, but certainly showing he was traveling by helicopter to crimea, also to mario pole showing him driving around the city at himself. and i think yes,

of course, also a defiant message there that he remains very much, you know, the president of russian, that it's completely unaffected by the symbolic and significance of this arrest warrant. it's also 3 days after what was the most devastating attack on civilian life in maria, paul, or the theater, or where civilians were sheltering. the city suffered the most harangue of fighting of sieges and, and that they are to see the bombing of that theatre that killed hundreds of civilians just 3 days ago. in fact, the ukrainian president mentioned that, so you see now president putin touring marable, talking about the reconstruction of the city. and also when he was in crimea, again stressing security and they would do everything and to push back any ukrainian involves very much a p r move for sure, but significantly the 1st time he's visited properly these areas since the war began. so stephanie, what more we learning about the deal that allows the export of ukrainian grain from

black c ports that deal now being extended? what? where do we know? yes, the deadline was on saturday, its been extended. this is not a huge surprise. the real sticking point in the u. n. has been quite diplomatic, if you will, when they announce the extension they didn't go into how long it was going to be extended for under the deal. that should be extended every $120.00 days. that's every 4 months. russia now is saying at once it only to be extended by 2 months by 60 days, because it says that sanctions are affecting its own exports, which is not upholding part of the deal. that it facts. it's the problem with that is we've been talking to the farmers here. they need long term stability. even for months we're told really isn't good enough when it comes to long term planning when it comes to know buying fertilizer, looking at your sales, your harvest. so this is the contention now, and i think very clear that there has been no compromise reached when it comes to how long it's going to be extended for why is the international community involved

wise? the un turkey involved to broker this deal because ukraine and russia, i, one of the major suppliers to the world of things like sunflower oil, grain, corn, and wheat, and whatever it doesn't come out of ukraine, so to speak has a direct impact on global food prices. so russia for sure holds leverage on that. they control the black sea, which is what you cray needs to get their ships out to the rest of the world. okay, thank you so much. stephanie decker reporting from cave vote counting is underway after nigeria is state elections, so voters are electing more than $900.00 assembly legislators and 28th governors. final results are expected by monday. i did it is reports from cano oh is voting comes to a close at this pulling station in coddle? a plan to scuttle the election. to bullshit. the police quickly stepped in to

restore order at another polling center. an attempt to disrupt voting was quickly brought under control. for many voters, this election for state, governors and assemblies is more important than that for the presidency. a level of government that is closest to the people. and it is also important because a separate eventual system of government in which a good deal of powers lay on the office of the executive violence and intimidation have been reported elsewhere in the country. but the use of electronic voting machines let to less destruction than in the elections. in february, the electoral commission says, quoting has been largely successful in most of the current a states. now, jim, what many people's biggest concern is about what will happen? one of those i noticed in the next few days, especially after just for special on parliamentary letters last security was

kept up for the vote. the still i did you have on the ground is enough to commit any on towards development and any puzzle whooping he can test it out. am i devising him to changes my head of the vote technical glitches during the presidential election in february had raised concerns about the ability of the electoral empire to conduct a free and credible governorship collection. they have lied to live in the address . so things are going smoothly, but it's appalling centers would have stayed away after several people were killed in the elections 3 weeks ago. and some were concerned that that could happen. result for the governorship election. i expected by monday, and many people are waiting to see whether the streets remain calm after the analyst decrease algebra cuddle nigeria,

survivors of cyclop freddy, have raised the alarm over another cholera outbreak in malawi, after the country faced it's worse outbreak in 2 decades with more than $50000.00 cases reported since march 2022 per se annotation has been worsen by a lack of clean drinking water in areas affected by flooding and land slides. and tens of thousands have been displaced in more than 440 people have died. you're watching, i'll just say we're coming up after the break. we have more on the allegations from, filipinos were being targeted traffic and forced into a life of crime reports of more mass killings and rapes, not just thousands of displaced. people continue to arrive in camps in the democratic republic of congo. ah,

that the spring equinox, arguably is the start of spring. and it certainly feels that way, despite the amount of class see the direction is coming from the science. suddenly breeze usually means warmth, and these frontal systems usually means it's not just warm. and he, that's true that you can call it mild in most of europe. now, this outbreaks of rain running through france and swiss and dancer italy, in particular, has been cold recently. but the temperatures happen rising, particularly in eastern europe. sophia is up to 19 keeps up to 11, which would be above the average, where you might expect to go to during an increasing the spring like feel to most of your if that is the case. this is keith forecast for the next 3 days. now, admittedly, spring don't mean much in north africa because we've been around the 40 degree mark for a month. it's certainly very stormy, so you can spec sandstorms in libya and jerry and expect storms of hail and rain coming a long way north in nigeria. in fact norway,

east as well. and this probably good news for those in somalia. the rain suddenly shown up the same journey through the forecast springs. market issues may be little on the early side because on the average for the whole of march, you'd expect 8 millimeters with 2 or 3 days of thunder tube. i think you might get a bit more than that. ah, and with hulu.

ah, hello on the top stories on al jazeera, the sour. it's been 20 years since the start of the us led invasion of iraq that toppled president saddam hussein. the military operation was launched without you when support, unlike the 1st gulf war on the invasion of afghanistan, at least 15 people have died after a strong earthquake, ecuador, the magnitude 6 full and a tremor was centered self of its 2nd largest city, wire killed rescue teams are searching for people trapped under the rubble. president vladimir putin has visited russia, occupied mar, your pull in ukraine. the city in the dani asked region was annexed by moscow last year, who had met residence on he visited areas under reconstruction. in india,

a sharp drop, an onion prices in the western state of my roster has led to a crisis. among farmers. the country is the world's 2nd largest producer of onions . the state government says it will compensate. onion growers, after hundreds of farmers, started protesting. have natal reports of lustful gallon? i got this is how prices are decided at each us largest onion, wholesale market. farmers and traders from nearby areas meeting the town of lovely gout every morning to day their moody, somber. they say they're struggling because of falling prices like that a little back on the funnel guy. whiskey. what is i am going to me like i lost more than $1300.00 the season. i'm knowing definitely, but i can't even done my house. i'm worried if i'll be able to grow onions next year. what i'm scared my dead will increase and i'll be stuck in cycle of launch. i get the western state of my roster as in just largest producer,

red onions recently, prices dropped by half, creating a big crisis in the region. drew as a blaming this on surplus produce estimated to be around 30 percent pharmacy. i say government policies are making it difficult for them to export onions. climate change has all to impacted on in supply higher than usual temperatures and unseasonal rain have reduced the shelf life of these onions, forcing farmers to bring them earlier to markets before they wrought. let architect and then i did not have it was j to say they're trying to revive the market before the summer harvest arrives, then courage and customers to buy lower prices and working with farmers to find long term solutions. they wanted a big while. it was on a scheduled opposite by with killer warehouses. yep. you got these red onions cannot be stored for too long. you buy the pink onions half along the shelf life. and so we are asking farmers to expand warehouses for those which is great. we are also suggesting they grow varieties, they can be exported to regions like europe in the middle east. so next time

there's a crisis here, we can so the produce that last week housings of farmers started marching to move by to demand financial assistance. they ended their protest after the state government agreed to their demands. those include subsidizing prices and waving loans. some say the solution is only a temporary fix. madica's joy will. oh, so that owner to you, the entire system needs to be overhauled right now. political parties interfere and decide who's allowed in the market. this should only be buyers and farmers, no one else. additionally, farmers need to learn to balance onion production with demand, so they can get a good price. harvest season is expected to begin next month. farm was hope they'll benefit from new policies and start recovering their losses. bob newman, the lodge is eda lawson gone western india. the former pakistani prime minister in mon con, is set to address his supporters later on sunday nights after

a court in islamabad temporarily cancelled arrest torrence for him. violence broke out between his supporters and police outside the court on saturday, as well as outside his home. and the horn con, denies all the charges against him. and he says that they're politically motivated . a senator in the philippines says she's uncovered and operation that traffic filipinos and possibly other nationals and forced them into crime. she says victims were lured into call center jobs in cambodia. i mean mar, but then pressured into taking part and fraud. barnaby low reports from manila. so nasa la slam come young area. this clip was taken by filipinos held at a combo deon police station. in january's. they say it shows they were victims of human trafficking. them by phone number 2 of the group of says, returned home and told al jazeera, their experiences were horrific. though with the florida bruno doesn't want to reveal his identity and says he was me to travel from one country to another

illegally. and by boat, 17 guy, me, me my lit up or there was, had been in the 1st in a small with in bold, including an infant and luggage. and that was the most dramatic part. we caused to vote with god's sakes and a time, and no one would find out if we dana. this was her destination in cambodia. a large business complex with many buildings. mile says there were given customer service jobs, but then forced to carry out online fraud. st prepared been the 3rd day of chatting is one we offer potential victims fake crypto investments. the lowest offer is $50.00, but it can go up to as much as $50000.00 a month. but unlike bruno miles was florence come bodya posing as a tourist? what are the more common routes and methods? according to victims, filipino trafficking victims who come forward said they're usually questioned at border checks when leaving the philippines. but they pass through with relative

ease. they say at least one immigration officer stamped their passports, let them straight through. at least 6 officers are being investigated by the bureau of immigration or b, i. following senate inquiries, the b, i should not be a scene of the crime. it should be the last line of defense for our migrant workers . so it really has 2 cracked down on the syndicate or syndicates still operating within human trafficky during the legislative hearings. it was also revealed that the government had rescued. $200.00 victims caught in a similar schemes up on board. there were not only from cambodia, but laos, and myanmar that's raced. fierce many more crimes like these are going undetected. warranted below al jazeera manila attacks by the m 23 rebel group, and the democratic republic of congo have forced more than 800000 people from their homes over the past year. and the group is widely believed to be backed by rwanda

and is continuing to seize territory in the east. that's despite regional efforts to end the violence. malcolm lab reports from the city of goma josephine one meaning and seed a breeder. those told us their husbands were killed when the n 23 armed group attacked their villages. many people in this camp on the outskirts of goma tell similar stories. josephine says she went back to her village last week and found her husband dead among about 30 men who were killed with machetes and left, barely buried in shallow graves. picking the items and draw em 23 killed him. as we were running away, they caught us and separated the men from the women. many men were taken by the m 23 in the bush. most of them were killed, and my husband was among them. democratic republic of congo, his army says its fighting rwandan soldiers under the guise of end $23.00 wonders

widely understood to back the armed group with everyone that denies it. the army has failed to stop. 23. the grounds these many people here. question why the government hasn't done more than 43 years ago, but at the time they had some international military support. busy rwanda with sanction this time in the east african regional force is meant to help the indian soldiers of the latest to arrive. that is not clear if any of the countries contributing troops did not have the political will or the resources you got to fight and $23.00 or even were wanda. here in congress general constance fema is the 3rd commander to take over condos, military operation in less than a year, just as a regional deadline for m. 23 to withdraw is due to expire. your opposition

in the bio was attacked earlier today. this is why we have to repeat that we still have multiple violations of 35, and 23 blamed congo for this for breaking cease fires and denies committing atrocities. in spite of mounting evidence, there are growing reports of mass killings and rates from the hundreds of thousands of new arrivals in the camps. ca says her husband was trying to protect their herd of capital last month, when am 23 fighters tried to forcibly recruiting and killed him when he refused to say did journey, which he says we need help with suffering. and we can't go back to our farm. and she recall that she lost idea malcolm web al jazeera, goma, democratic republic of congo, dozens of afghan business women have displayed their goods by video link at an

exhibition into by the 3 day exhibition, supported by the united nations development program includes $26.00 businesses run by afghan women, they joined remotely because of issues obtaining visas. they said the taliban restrictions on women in public life and the country struggling economy were hampering their businesses. this trade was organized with this support as u. n. d p of other branches of the u. n. n, the international committee are 1st step towards helping these women access international market. we are hoping that what the support of the international community we can extend this initiative, have exhibitions in other countries around the world, develop regional connectivity for african business women and and start moving towards other forms of commercial that i ration. we put we lost our.