in a concert hall in baghdad, away from the conflict and tales from the war, sectarian balm of sanction, the iraqi national symphony orchestra has full to perform classical and traditional arab music. in the face of all adversity, ah, alta 0 will tell it's challenging story. symphony for iraq on al jazeera, we know what's happening in our region. we know how to get to play thief that others and all the far as i said, i'm going on the way that you tell the story is what can make a difference. ah, switzerland's biggest bank you be ass agrees to buy it's troubled. rival credit suisse for $3200000000.00. ah,

allowing marian mozy and then you watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program a day after the i c. c issue to an arrest warrant for him. brushes president pays a surprise visit to marry a poll. ukrainian says he is forces left and ruins. iran as president rice. he has welcomed an invitation from the saudi king to visit riyadh following years of hosting massey. after 5 day white help, finally arrived in malawi and cast off by the flood waters from sipes and friday. ah, switzerland's largest bank you be asked is agree to buy a trouble. rival credit suisse for $3200000000.00 and a deal backed by the government. it follows a weekend of emergency chalks of banks will be given a la,

pretty assistance loan of up to $110000000000.00 from the swift central bank. regulators had been pushing for a deal to restore confidence before the financial markets open on monday. u b. s, as it did not initiate these discussions. credit suisse suffered losses last week after the collapse of us land, silicon valley bank and signature bank fears of contagion of running high on friday, the liquidity outflows and markets will activity shows that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence. and that the swift and stabilizing solution was absolutely necessary. and the solution is the takeover of credit histories by u. b. s. it is supported by the for the rights on still following several meetings with the national bank. we've our regulator, the fit, not waste creditors, and you'll be us and a pretty wide account. she welcomes the stakeholder and supporting it by

guaranteeing the framework conditions necessary for its success. pull. brandon has been following developments from london. it's been a really tumultuous and frantic few days in the international banking sector. pretty much ever since wednesday, when credit suisse was extended, a $54000000000.00 credit line, which it was hoped would keep the bank going. in fact, it failed in that attempt. and last week, credit suisse was seeing deposits taken out of its coffers, the rates of some 10000000000 swiss francs every single day, a real crisis of confidence in the stability of that bank. now the news conference that's taking place on sunday evening has outlined the problems and the options on frankly, they've said the takeover by u. b. s. was inevitable and unavoidable. and the idea that this was a bank that was too big to fail has come up again. and again in the news conference,

there was a whole raft of senior executives in that use conference and some of the quotes from it were as follows. the swiss finance minister saying that the top priority was to protect this risk financial sector and also switzerland's reputation for international banking. the swiss president said that they believe that they've come up with a very strong solution to a complex situation. and the u. b. s. chairman, who is the person who is going to be helping the new entity coming out with some very strong, very reassuring quotes. saying that this was an integration as opposed to a take care of a enormous opportunities. he spoke off on that u. b. s will remain rock solid. now, the importance of that is to try and reassure investors. ah,

just a day of the international criminal court issue, an arrest warrant for him. russia's present redeemer prisoners made a surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mary paul and ukraine. since the city in the dunny, as creature was annexed by moscow last may, after being reduced to ruins in the 1st months of russia's invasion, state television and footage of fusion driving himself around several districts of the devastated city. late on saturday, though no damage was shown, visited a playground where he was briefed on reconstruction efforts by his deputy prime minister. lucian was also seen leasing, re housed residence and asking them if they like their new neighborhood. and he was shown restoration work, a university and a theater. that comes a year after hundreds of people were killed in the bombing of another feature in mary apple, where families have been sheltering. despite the word, children being written in chalk in russian, in front of the building, ukrainian officials are quick to condemn the visit. a president show

a tweeted this. a criminal always returns to the crime scene, and the murderer of thousands of marable families came to admire. the ruins of the city and graves, cynicism and a lack of remorse. and then the defense ministry also reacted by saying, as befits a thief, preaching, visited ukrainian marable under cover of night. first it safer. also, darkness allows him to highlight what he wants to show and keep the city his army completely destroyed and its few serv. i. the inhabitants away from prying eyes. stephanie deca has worn us now from cave. certainly a very strong and defiant p. r. message. he flew into crimea the day before to mark 9 years since the annexation of crimea, and then when to morrow, pulling a helicopter and drove around the city. the russians issuing picture of lodge may pollution behind the wheel of a car being shown at the city. so i think a certainly a message there that regardless of a 123 countries,

now i arresting him if he visits them because of the arrest warrant issued by the international criminal court. he showing that he's very much mobile when it comes to definitely areas that russia has now annexed at the same time. it's also about a year since a devastating siege on mary paul. it's the 1st time that vladimir putin visits any of the occupy territory since the war in this kind of a more official proper way. a marble of course suffered immensely. half the city was a skeleton of itself due to the heavy bombardment. no, no electricity, no water for months on end. and actually around a year ago there was the most devastating loss of civilian life. the russian hit, a theatre were. civilians were sheltering and was very difficult at the time to get news out because hardly any journalists were in the city. that's how difficult it was. it transpired months later that hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of

civilians had died in that attack. and actually children had been written on the roof of that theatre at the time. amnesty international was saying that this was very much a potential war crime so, so i think to fold the message there, one defiance to the i, c. c. and to, of course, his visit to a city that was very much bombarded and rous and suffered under the hands of the russians now saying as his turing that they are looking to rebuild to continue reconstruction. a present person is welcome, china's willingness to play a constructive role in ending the conflict in ukraine. in a newspaper article that he wrote for a chinese newspaper. is you the host is using pay in moscow on monday and says he has high expectations for their talks. boucher also said there are no limits. all forbidden subjects and rushes relationship with china. katrina, you reports on this from bay jane that she didn't being has visited russia each time since becoming chinese president. his most recent trip was in june 2019.

during an economic forum. c will travel there again this week in what's expected to be a major show of chinese support for moscow as it continues its invasion of ukraine towards utah with china and russia. working together the world where half of the driving force toward multiple rarity and a greater democracy in international relations and a global strategic bowers and the stability will be better ensured the visit comes as china seeks to expand its role as a global leader and mediator. earlier this month, it broke it a deal to and 7 years of strain relations between saudi arabia and iran. some analysts believe it could do the same for russia and ukraine. in february, chinese officials released a piece plaid calling for a ceasefire and dialogue between both sides. this days, after several months, both parties are exhausted. and you, the white shoe, has the hoary shoes, aren't people trying to kill us and do our latency dwelling. but others say baiting

is reluctant and unable to play this role due to the west's extensive backing of kids. it is great power geopolitics going on there. it's very difficult to, to play mediating role in that context. and i, the stakes are very high. ah, russia and ukraine do not want to negotiate at the moment. so there is very little china can play with baiting relies on economic trade with europe and says its impartial in the war. but its claims of neutrality has been questioned. last year, she declared a no limits partnership with moscow. expanding trade between the 2 countries has become an economic lifeline for the sanction country. she and putin are also good friends and have met 40 times, including on putin's birthday the united states as china is considering providing military support to russia, which

b ging denies. she is reportedly planning to speak to vote him is a lensky following his moscow visit. it would be, she's 1st conversation with ukrainian president since hostilities broke out care. the says it's cautiously receptive to beijing's involvement. but a withdrawal, a russian forces from any occupied territory must be included in any piece deal. katrina, you al jazeera, they doing after years of hostility officials in iran say present race is welcomed invitation by the saudi king salmon to visit riyadh. the 2 countries of all. so now's plans for their foreign ministers to meet. it comes off to the regional rivals, reached an agreement, amended a 7 year rift. earlier this month. saudi arabia severed ties with tarren after iranian protest is attack saudi diplomatic missions in 2016 following the saudi execution of a shia cleric, aaron's foreign minister st. i'm here, i'm de leon says at the meeting is an important step alley hush him as more from

terran relations between iran and saudi arabia are moving fast and they to the really impressed them travail on sunday. the king said, man of saudi arabia extended an invitation to blame, but i used to visit 3 on there in president, according to what, how much, i'm shooting, welcomed invitation and stress has gone through. it's ready. let's do both the size now on sunday. also, iranian foreign minister said abdulla he had thought, go of a shoe off hearing and saudi relations in his dresser. and he said that both countries are currently studying the new settings and how both foreign ministers could meet more that are more through an airbus regarding the issue of saudi arabia in the near future. i'll meet the foreign minister of saudi arabia. so far, we have agreed on deploying technical delegations from both countries to visit embassies and consulates. an organized practical steps to reopen embassies caught up over the last 10 days. messages have been exchanged between the 2 countries

through the swiss embassy. we announced we are ready to hold the meeting. and on the last message st. from us, we suggest 3 places for the meeting. a book on empty. ion said that there can you go. teams from both countries are visiting the capitols in order to make sure that the embassies are ready to receive the new diplomats. you also said that relations with bahrain, all written your segan, you turn really full thought of all men leaving immigration to the wife dies. he also wrote on the promotion of relations with jordan to the level of ambassadors and the dialogue taking place with egypt and the asher majesty at all that on 20 years after the invasion of iraq opec 2nd largest oil producers, still struggling to provide basic public services like power and keen water to its people. political instability, endemic corruption and security issues, will left the economy and flocks from basra solid. bon jovi reports

the buttress. 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 there's 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 from lots of projects were completed in basra, related to infrastructure services, commercial and tourism sectors. in this oil field is the image noun, which means crazy in arabic, something that refers to the large amount of oil, or there's found here in one location, an 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. government says despite obstacles like corruption, red tape and an unstable region invested the lining up. the 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 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 federal had the remodel. it had to it as estimated by a parliamentary committee, corruption cost around $10000000000.00 a year, around $600000000000.00 have been smuggled out of or i can the past years, we have to fight against corruption, administration, and financial. there's no real development in the rocky economy. despite that wells, millions of iraqis struggled to get clean water every day. and every year, thousands of people fall due to waterborne diseases drank drivers and climate

change has increased risks of food shortages. 2 decades ago, the 1st battles of the iraq war were fought in buster, a city of a 1000000 people was besieged by mean the british forces. cluster munitions were used in the international coalition to band uranium weapons says u. k. and us forces use depleted uranium. frenzy is after the invasion, a lot has changed yet. this problem continues to remain the backbone. put your uh, oil based economy. but still, the complains of the people are lack of job opportunities, infrastructure. and the lack of attention from the people in power. family guy without the 0 button. sorry on the rocky prime minister. mm hm. at share sedans, boat out there, and discussed, eat corruption in iraq by senior officials, a city. but in the 15th century, as it became known, is tax money. about 3.7 trillion iraq, latinos was stolen. the 1st artificial and government protection and cover. now,

the judiciary points to the existence of a network of senior officials in the form of government who participated by providing protection and facilitation for a network of thiefs. he took the money this case in particular if does not lead to accountability and the return of public money and talk about fighting. corruption will be in vain under deception. so, so i had for you on the program. and israeli man is wounded by palestinian gunmen in the west bank town of alara y satler's went on a violent rampage last month. and mizo cases rise dramatically in gonna i made a shortage of vaccines. that is inflation government mismanagement to blame. ah hello, there has been a story of scorching heat across australia at the we can and of course as hot and

dry conditions, particularly in the cell, brought a threat of bush fires. now we are going to start to see the heat ease in that southeast corner, but we picking up in the west for the likes of perth, the temperature touching up into the high thirties that will be coming down gradually as temperatures will across the southeast corner. that's thanks to the arrival of some wessa, whether that's going to start to pull in. we have seen some thunderstorms. they are set to continue across the top and some of the showers kissing into coastal areas of queens and but we will see some of that rain start to reach into sydney as we go into tuesday. the temperature here steadily rising. however, by the time we get to thursday, well above the average there on temperatures have been above the average across the south island of new zealand in particular for christ church. but as that re in starts to roll its way up the western coast. we are going to see the temperature knocked out here, and that rain will start to move its weight to what's oakland, a southeast asia. the rainy season continues with much of the rain to be found. a

coff, western areas of borneo, much dry. however, across the philippines and lots of warmth for much of indo china. ah. from the al jazeera london bro cost center to people in thoughtful conversation, art cannot be erased by the superpower with no host and no limitations. what matter the note was to be radically. how can the thing that's radical from st. paul one and i way way and denise, a pool is not a bog and wanting to sell a lot of the message studio b unscripted on al jazeera lou . ah

ah, welcome back. look at the main stories now. switzerland's largest bank u b. s. as agree to buy its troubled rival credit suisse for $3200000000.00. the deal includes more than a $100000000000.00 in a courtesy assistance from the swiss central bank. regulators have been pushing for a deal to restore confidence for financial markets, and on monday, november fusion is made a surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mary paul in ukraine. state tv showed footage of putin driving himself around the devastated city late saturday, and also visiting the playground. and after years of hostility officials in iran say present rice is welcome to invitation by the saudi king salmon to visit riyadh . 2 countries of also announced plans for their foreign ministers to meet well, in all the news following today in his writing man has been wounded in an attack in

the occupied westbank of palestinian gunmen opened fire on in his rate a couple in the town of a warrior where a similar shooting last month prompted his ready settlers to go on. a violent rampage happened just as it happened, as is raining policy, an officials are holding talks in egypt to try and and the surgeon violence. deborah has more from ramallah. we know that a palestinian has shot out a car that had is rabies in it. he shot around 20 bullets. we believe that the gun he owned or he had is carla ghost of a kind that palestinian self manufacturer here in the occupied west bank. some sort of a hand made kind of thing. now, according to these really armies statement, the person who was shot at has shot at the shooter, or he was also shot at the upper body leading him to have serious conditions. as far as these were, the army statement is concerned. now according to palestinians,

they said that they've seen these really forces arrest the palestinian. he's been taken for questioning. now it's interesting that these events take place on her water because 3 weeks ago, why the palestinians and israelis were meeting in a summit along 5 the jordanians, and the egyptians and the americans. another palestinian has shot at 2 is ready settlers and her water and killed them. so it gives you an idea that the tension was somehow expected to happen. and for what a while at the meeting is happening and sort of shift today. i've been more large protests in france against controversial pension reforms, and demonstrations came after president emmanuel macro bypass parliament on thursday to push through a rise in the state were time in age from 62 to 64 french lawmakers on both sides of the island filed no conference motions against the government and protest. macros. centrist alliance still has the most scenes in the national assembly though

. oh, to schedules take place on monday. goshen nigeria security is ty, across the country's vote. counting continues after saturday's elections for more than 900 assembly legislatures and 28 state governors. the lego state governor has been comfortably re elected for the ruling party after what was expected to be a tight race election. officials reported that some ballot boxes had been snatched by thugs in lake aust, lyons and lighter intimidation were also brought in other cities. from canna, i'm address reports i sure force by nigeria security forces. this is a psychological move to preempt any violence following the elections across many of those states. tension is high. i had of results being announced, especially in those states that have been keenly contested through cases that will come up rosewood in the confidence building park club, which all the agencies were

a part of. and i let, has given do the desired quoted and all the people that threat will not be used to intimate it in a border. the streets of colonel in northern nigeria is come. i shall hop are largely deserted. business people anxious about what could happen when results are announced. have locked up. determined to protect their ballots brought us and party supporters are waiting at result. coalition centers nationwide. as a buckle ground said colonel has always been prone to post electing violence. security forces say they are ready, but analysts warned against under estimating the potential scale of violence after the results were announced, especially after the violence that killed several people in the last presidential election. security is high at the vote counting centers. and what happens in these halls will have significant political and secure to implications for africa's

biggest democracy. for we are referenced and we remain saw on whatever citizens chose is the person, those people you see in the volition and our declare. so i'm absolutely confident about that transparency. the process in areas in legal wire, violence and vote. intimidation have been reported. voting has been held again. boat buying by politicians has also been recorded around the country. for now, it's not clear how much the violence and irregularities will affect the credibility of the election results. but every once it's waiting for a committee, bruce al jazeera colonel nigeria flooding, caused by cycling friday, has now killed at least 438 people in malawi. sh. international aid is arriving, and rescue oppression is a continuing for those stranded by the flood waters. but it's been slow, and we have many travels and sanjay their strength, which has been cut off for days. it's been a 5 day wait. and finally,

help has arrived. a little magical had been very painful waiting for a boat to get to the mainland because it is not food. we are very hungry among those waiting to be saved, but tim afraid and her child visit anymore. and only so the grid of good that we live because our friends were taking by the water offering that they are dozens more stories like these in my congress central malawi. the area lies between 2 large rivers and heavy rain and wind from cycling pretty have caused intense flooding, cutting its people off from food, water, electricity, and health facilities. farm land and crops had been devastated. a rescue operation is being run by police, but it's limited. they say they're doing whatever they can, they have some support from the un volt food program or w f. p. currently, we are operate with only 2 boats from the usb. again, it's

a huge number of people that want to be of equity to bank, which is an upright tracy harness cooking. the loss of amaze, she tells us she survived powerful flood waters by tying her children to tree branches because she could not hold on to both of them. at the same time, the boats will go back and forth for days to come so far. 1300 people have been rescued and many others awaiting, but they are victims of the flooding, who refused to leave their homes. like those in this village. they want to stay with their families and what they know in the town of bungler, the situation is only just improving. but people desperate for refuge continue to arrive clinging to the few possessions they've managed to save. but bungler is also cut off from surrounding towns and cities, but after 3 cyclop, in 18 months, people in this district are quickly adjusting. and just as quickly are beginning to

re bold with the little they have. for me, tamela al jazeera in santa district, malawi, ganna is struggling to respond to a measles outbreak in the north due to a shortage of vaccines. governments as it can't afford them because of high inflation. but critics and blaming mismanagement, calling baker's law zayna adams lives in the city of tamale, 600 kilometers north of gone as capital across. 3 of her children are sick with measles, and she suspects her 4th is to. she's left her business to visit them in hospital. this is really stressful. i had to look up my shop to be with them at the hospital and the little money i have is what you spent on their medication. the shouldn't have happened. i tried to get all my children vaccinated against these preventable diseases was unsuccessful. why should the country even run out to vaccine for children? xena children are among scores who fallen ill since october last year during an outbreak of measles in the north. the united nations and gone us health minister

say children have not died from the disease in the country for nearly 20 years. now, 5 are suspected to have died in the start of 2023. many health workers say that could have been prevented by vaccination. would allow that over 80 percent of the patients that we got between last year and now have not received a immunization in that they have not received anything or they received this as single those 6 standard childhood vaccines are made available and gonna through the un and the global vaccine alliance gather the government funded vaccine, including for measles, ran out it blames and inflation rate of more than 50 percent. already built to reach out to our various offices across the globe to see whether some free new countries can lend some of these boxes to the country. so that they feel the

gop gonna is among many african states whose vaccination programs were brought to a standstill during the pandemic. the government acknowledges there are shortages, but says it's managed to get the new deliveries that they've come to late for st. children. and she can only wait and hope they recover. column baker al jazeera elijah, while war 2 naval mind found by chance in a northern creation port has been destroyed. the 150 kilogram ignition was laid by german forces more than 80 years ago. it was uncovered during construction work at the regular port in june. explosive device had not been noticed earlier as it was partially buried in the muddy seed bed. at a depth of about 50 meters, traffic was halted and around $500.00 residents evacuated ahead of the operation. ah.