out as we go one into says they could rash showers across a good part of west africa. now that we could see that writing pushing up towards can a foster good part of nigeria, seeing some wet weather and east of the road. roughly a fair bit of wet weather in place over the next dialed susan, heavy down, paws into tanza, near, along with kenya. and uganda. ah . but in north korea supremely to kim jones sister is emerging as a likely successor one. 0, one east investigate. north korea's most powerful woman on elgin's, iraq. ah, the chinese president to wraps up his visit to moscow after a show of solidarity, but little is said about his proposal to end the war in ukraine.

ah, number about this and this is our 0 life and oh, hop. also coming up is railing. staffers are allowed to return to for illegal settlements in the occupied west bank after our laws overturned by politicians. thousands spend the night on the streets in pakistan and afghanistan. after an earthquake shakes the hindu kush mountain range and only $1.00 and $4.00 people in the world has access to safe drinking water. the un has warning of a global water crisis. ah, china's presidents, eugene ping has left moscow after 2 days of talks with president vladimir putin. the 2 leaders issued a joint statement on tuesday, calling for responsible dialogues to end the war in ukraine. booting says beijing's

proposes to end the conflict could be used as the basis for a peace settlement, but that keys in the west do not appear willing to resolve the situation. on springing journals, julius chapel varvara from moscow. julia, how much is president putin? ashley got out of this meeting. well, i think he has to be pretty much satisfied. so many widely important issues have been addressed during the meetings. the ukrainian conflict, as he said, economy trade, energy. he praised beijing's, of course proposals for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in ukraine, said the plan can be taken as a basis for further agreements. many actually statements of the plan coincide with russia, with russia's approaches. patients spoke about the growing tre time between the 2 countries. a tre turnover between russia and china has grown 116 percent in the course of 10 years. china is russia,

the leading foreign trade partners when i and also the leaders find stage ones on deepening relations of partnership and strategic cooperation between the countries and the plan for the development of the key areas of russian chinese economic cooperation until 2030. what is also important, according to mister pearson, the russian federation is ready to switch to the you want and trade with other countries, not just for russia and china, you on payments will be in place for russia and the countries of asia, africa, and latin america. according to pretend, russia will increase food supplies to, to chinese market to the chinese market. the will be exports of need, grain and other agricultural project approaches. regarding energy, russia remains a strategic supply of oil, natural gas, including ellen, g cole, and of tricity to china. the lead is discussed also the construction of the power of siberia to gas pipeline, which will pass through mongolia, so plaster over issues which will have massive future impact. julia,

thank you very much. indeed. julia shuffled from moscow. we're going to begin to train you. she's joining us now from beijing that there's been a lot of speculation in the media following best to day meeting that essentially russian needs china more than china needs russia. what has china gained from this meeting? well, the china is sending the message very clearly that despite the consternation from the u. s. and it's western allies that china is continuing to move forward and deepen its relationship with moscow. beijing described this relationship highest level ever. and basically, this relationship is here to stay despite russian moving forward with an invasion of ukraine. now we had 2 documents released joint statements released from she can ping and that in the future in the 1st was really looking at strategic cooperation to countries say that this is. 1 not a political or military alliance,

but they do seem to very much this will view that they are against a us lead world order to that. and they said that they would be more corporation through the blocks such as ceo, the belgian road infrastructure project. and through the bricks group as well. but at the same time, they also criticize nato and the plan. and then the 2nd a document was about deepening economic corporation, especially in the areas of agriculture and energy. and in return, they didn't get cheap oil and gas and it provides russia with a crucial economic lifeline other time when the country struggling with sanctions from the west. now i think those 2 things really mainly that bathing has achieved here. and one is that she didn't being has quite successfully, i think use this visit as a platform to promote china is piece plan. now putin said himself that they would discuss this and, and both sides during this meeting said they were both, wanted more to promote dialogue,

to prevent this conflict in ukraine from escalating. no, it's clear that there was no concrete outcome in terms of improving the situation in ukraine bots. what matches to be doing is that she didn't being at least appeared to be a global statement, statesmen and peacemaker during this trip. and the 2nd thing that beijing has achieved, well, it really is the optics and the optics were that this is a strong china supporting and popping up a weak russia. and it does really seem that putin was the junior partner here needing, she didn't king. now we didn't see china crossing any red lines offering, for example, military support to russia, china, so very much needs to preserve the health of its relationship, especially economically with the you. but at the same time, we did see china supporting of zyden may putin a throwing his weight behind ubs. i'm in putin and needing russia to stay strong, no matter how ukraine war ends. and this is because china desperately needs

a russia not to fail and put in to remain in power for this increasing confrontation that it finds itself in its increasing tensions against the united states. it needs moscow to be strong and, and back there in its corner as though that situation with the u. s. seems to be getting worse as katrina you bringing us up to date from beijing. katrina. thank you very much. indeed. japan's prime minister for nakesha is in warsaw after ending his visit to ukraine. he should have met president vladimir zalinski and keep for his promise. japan's support is also visit a ton of boucher where russian forces are accused of killing more than $400.00 civilians last year. israel's parliament has overturn of 2005 law banning settlers from living in parts of the occupied west bank. ah, it means israelis can return to 4 illegal settlements near the city of nobliss.

they would abandon when the law was introduced during israel's withdrawal from garza under prime minister ariel sharon palestinians have condemned the ruling. most amongst i'm going to tell him why are they made him and how do they i think when they return to the so called homage settlement and other settlements, this will show us that this government is going head with its plan to take an, an x, the lands and continue it's open battle against the palestinian people. we're talking now about ha monitors since the beginning of the year, more than 1 march for a day. therefore, i think the responsibility for the international community is bigger to provide protection for the palestinian people. in the state to barb and says it's extremely troubled by israel's latest move. we've been clear that advancing settlement is an obstacle to peace and an obstacle to achieving his duty solution. and that certainly what this legislation would do would be create new settlement or buildings and legalize out post. all of this would further insight tensions and put

a negotiated to state solution. further away your leaving is an offer and a columnist for the israeli news outlet, harlots. he says the decision shows the willingness of the government to overturn previous commitments. these are these retreating from international homing ment. israel is denying the seizure of its own supreme court to return the land of those sentiments to it's private, but as an owners, any those so denies a low the low of these engagements which was accepted into so 5 when, when is a pulled out from gaza in other words, you can address any word of israel because if a commitment can be turned down like this, with a new government, then they,

you know, partners, possible father's of using them says, what, what does it mean to have a word signed word is right. what is what is turning everything back, but by the end of the day, it is a better which was decided already. i mean, one more sentiment or one list settlement will not change much. the 2 state solution is dead long time ago. so practically doesn't have much meaning, but symbolically, as a lot of meaning, shlang has been given $330000000.00 by the international monetary fund. it's the 1st installment of a 4 year bailout package worth nearly $3000000000.00 is taken nearly a year to negotiate presidents final looks, i'm saying it says is government plans to meet the conditions imposed by the m. i'm sure lanka is going through its worst financial crisis and 7 decades. former

u. k. prime minister bothers johnson is going to give evidence to a parliamentary committee on wednesday in a hearing that could determine is political future is accused of deliberately misleading parliament about gatherings held at downing street during the covered 19 lockdown. the privileges committee examines possible contempt of parliament or breaches of parliamentary privilege is made up of 7 am peeves for conservatives, and 3 opposition members. johnson has admitted to misleading parliament, but he denied as he did it deliberately or recklessly. if the committee rules against it make to recommend a sanction that could mean an oral or written apology, a temporary suspension from parliament or even expulsion if the committee issues or suspension of more than 10 days an automatic recall petition is held, meaning joe johnson could face a new election for his seat more than 200000 people in the u. k. have no died from covered 19 and as john hall reports in london for the family is left behind, the emotional cost is enormous. amanda henry remembers her dad robert in happier

times. this lonely san new? yes. hi. i cousins her. he's permission to have what she was all time. she tries hard not to think of him at the end. withered by dementia. strickland with cove in the east london care home where he died. we trusted the government to protect all of us, especially the most vulnerable in our society. and they just didn't do it. coded 19 ravaged homes across the country. places with tests and p, p e were in short supply. people like amanda will be watching closely as former prime minister boris johnson gives evidence about his actions at the time. the privileges committee isn't investigating where the bar is. johnson acted illegally with respect to those drinks gatherings in downing street that became known as party gates. the police have already decided that he did. what's the issue here is

whether he deliberately misled problem and lied to pave when he told them at the time that no rooms had been broken. i'm sure that whatever happened, the guidance was followed the rules and follows at any time. at stake potentially is johnson's future as an m p and his career in politics. the problem is this really is high stake, high pressure bar is johnson, because if he does get it wrong, it's game over back to the drawing board. but if he's able to come away from this looking favorable then who knows? the come back might be back home after all, but i think the stacked against him. maurice johnson intends to mount a robust defense. he'll point to advice he received from officials that drinks parties at the heart of government were work events and therefore that he was unaware. any rules were being broken. the committee will counter with evidence from downing street employees, including one quoting johnson,

joking at an event that this is the most unsocial distance gathering in the u. k. right now, i don't think he should have a korea and go in government. he shouldn't be an em pay. and after what he's done, it upsets me is not being held accountable. amanda and families across the country may have to wait years for the findings of an independent inquiry into the government's handling of the coven 19 pandemic. for now, the public grilling of the prime minister many feel, let them down is the closest to vindication they can get. joe hall al jazeera london, at least to 13 people, have died are for magnitude $6.00 earthquake struck northern afghanistan and parts of pakistan. the epicenter was in the hindu kush mountains near the northern afghan province. so, but action people and couple were out doors when the quake head,

because there was celebrating the persian new year, many chose to spend the night outdoors. at least 9 people died in pakistan or hospital to be placed on high alert. we're going to go live to i said baker's johnny is now from la hall. we just saw some of the pictures there during the earth where you felt the earthquake, where you are was have been like but yes, we did fill the earthquake were in a hotel room than the hotel began to shake. so we made our way outside and we were met with many people out on the streets here in the hall. many people saying that they didn't feel safe, especially unconsidered recent events in turkey. so people who are out on the streets and later images are immersed of people across the country, not only here, but in the summer by the name of a shower, around $530.00 clumps of the way out and the streets are filming. they're building some with their cracks in those buildings, but generally there hasn't really been that much destruction. i mentioned before

the, at least 13 people said i've been confirmed as having died. do we have any more reports and casualties, and people who might have been killed? so around northwest of where we are here in the hor, inhibit quad. now we've heard that at least 150 people have been injured there. and 9 people died when some buildings collapsed. other people who are injured from falling balls and so forth. so the injuries haven't been that much. but what we have heard is that there have been landslides that cut off roads inhabit boxes on the why and also, and get, get involved. this done not far to say that those, that those landslides have cause those to be cut off. so it will take some time to get to some of those remote villages. now we've also heard from afghanistan where that earthquake originated, and we've heard that some of those villages very mode with no phone internet connection. so we'll take some time to get access to those areas to really get a real idea in terms of the extent of the damage. so that's this earthquake has

caused because he's the, the traffic on the streets behind you. what is the mood there now? i mean i, i've only been through a very minor earthquake and that was unsettling enough. what's it like? well this morning it seems like business as usual, but when you speak to people here, they have been on social media. and even before this earthquake, there has been some predictions that this region would face the earthquakes, and that was on people's mind. also, if you take into account events of jackie and people have seen the destruction that there was considerable fear amongst people. and even now when you speak to them, but also there was a big back in 2005 in focused on the administer kashmir where around 87000 people died and that's still at the full front of people's mind. so that is distance. is this one off? will they be after shot? will they be further earthquakes? so when you speak to people they all skid but even last night in some areas there was some considerable panic after the earthquake. but right here in the whole right

now in the whole is business as usual this morning, but questions still remaining? tens of people wondering if there are more to follow. i said, thank you very much, and that's i said back joining us from la stella had anal 0, sexual violence is on the rise and the conflict in eastern democratic republic of congo. we're going to be hearing from survivors. ah frank assessments. this tricky provides us with this hopeful moment what countries could come together and stop putting in place the rules and will allow us to treat the global commons with the attention it deserves. inside story. on al jazeera. mm mm. one of the largest discovery of liquid natural gas in the last 2 decades. europeans no longer wanting to rely on russian gas or looking at, i forget to meet their energy needs. germany will it have signed deals with

synagogue, government? europeans will have access to synagogue resources before its own citizens. this has left many senegalese wondering how much, well they benefit from their own countries resource. because so far, for many young men opportunity means boarding one of these fishing vessels to travel to europe, illegal in the government hopes that the gas project will stop this and bring jobs here at home. i don't want us to profit from the gas because as soon as we start extracting i expect that electricity prices fuel, even food prices will drop and become affordable. plus the senegalese coast guard appears in the distance, not to protect fishermen, but the precious new resource destined for europe. lou

ah, you're watching all 0 reminder of our top story is this are china's president. she, jim ping has left moscow after 2 days of talks with president vladimir putin, but who leaders issued a joint statement calling for responsible dialogue to end the war in ukraine. israel's parliament as repealed a 2005 law banning settlers from living in parts of the occupied west bank. it means israelis can return to 4 illegal settlements near the city of nablus. at least to 13 people have been killed and dozens of been in to the cross of galveston and pakistan after a magnitude 6.5, earthquake, many and both countries and spent the night out doors out of the tremor french presidency, mongo mac home is expected to give a televised interview on widens day as he looks to ease public anger by the government's pension reforms in paris,

protest this of set of players and fireworks as part of demonstrations against the bill. it raises the retirement age from 62 to 64. my calls government forced through the changes in the national assembly without a vote that have since been nightly demonstrations across funds for weeks. and hundreds of people have been arrested unions in brazil, of march, to protest against high interest rates. ah, demonstrators want the common key rate of 13.75 percent to be lowered. they're also demanding the head of the central bank steps down. presidents loose and not feel little. the silver has also called for a lower interest rate, arguing that the current rate hurts economic recovery charities working in canvas for people have lost their homes in eastern democratic republic of congo. say they're supporting at least 10 rape survivors every day. rights group, say sexual violence has gotten worse, is the conflict between the government and m. 20 see fighters as escalated, mark,

my reports were camp goma in north kiva. let me give you a warning. some of you might find parts of this report. distressing. all of these women say they've been raped in the last 2 months. there's almost no support for survivors of sexual violence in this camp near the city of goma. so they counsel each other. most of the people here fled as the m 23 arms group advanced through my territory. claudia, not her real name cuz she was going to collect firewood with a group of women and girls when they ran into armed men wearing military uniforms. how can you come with doug? how can you help me? they told me to a tree and i was raped by each of them. the 1st, the 2nd, the 3rd, and then the 4th. the others were raped by other men. one of the girls in our group didn't survive, she was too small, she died during the rape. we spent 2 days being raped by those men. claudia says he

doesn't know which armed group her attack has belonged to. con goes army, the accused of backing armed groups in its fight against him. $23.23. widely understood to be backed by neighboring rwanda. those governments deny supporting the groups. in spite of overwhelming evidence and 23 has seized swathes of territory from the government forces. over the last 9 month, people ran away from their homes and their farms up in the hills because it was no longer safe but life down here and the camp comes with many other problems. whole families have been scattered, people, sharing shelters with complete strangers. they've been left traumatized and vulnerable claudius as it took her weeks to finally reached the camp. then she says she was raped again by a man who attacked her in her tent. she says it's the survivors great. that helps her feel like life is still worth living. floss be

a weekend started it. we 1st met her last year after she was forced from her home. had been helping people in the camps ever since. she has time for everyone who starts to talk or ask for help. she says she's recorded more than a 120 reports of rape new arrivals. this year was done and i was also, though the majority of them were raised by m $23.00. when the villages were attacked, others who hid in the bush were raised by fighters from other groups. and some also on their way here by people who are out of the control, will listen to them and encourage them. we do whatever we can and give them what lead when we have, they have almost nothing, a small shelter, and a handful of donated medicines. some of the survivors told us they have infections, injuries or severe pain. but they say just being listened to help

malcolm web al jazeera berlin, go democratic republic of congo. there's an imminent risk of a global water crisis that's according to the un, which is hosting its 1st conference and water and sanitation in 45 years in new york, it says more than 2000000000 people don't have enough water for at least one month a year 26 of the world's population doesn't have safe drinking water and nearly half of them don't have adequate sanitation. the u. n is wanting water shortages are going to get worse in the coming decades, especially in cities and less. there's better international cooperation. our diplomatic editor james base as more from united nations headquarters in new york. this is the 1st conference of its type for more than 40 years, some presidents, prime ministers, as well as many ministers all around the world have gathered here in new york. they know the problem is very serious. the estimates suggest that water demand in urban

areas around the world is likely to increase what 80 percent of the year 2050. i've been speaking to the foreign minister of bangladesh, about the challenges his country faces regarding water. this is really important for, but with this because we are really well in country, we will eat and if for to 7 rivers criss crossing the country. in addition, we in the peep up the bell, ben wall and the india motion in discussing what is our life everyday life. and they're poor at our blade to the had been loved to abuse, a water and water, and so the ocean, so good preserver for the car when emissions the global warming. and nowadays, since we are abusing plata and either chemical plastic as it is out, the global warming is these absorber is not absorbing as much as this. and we want to save this planet act. and one way to save this planet, besides and dest accuracy been, this is also to upkeep the waters. and therefore,

this conference is really, really important to buy my dish. in addition, we also have many leavers which comes from other countries, $57.00, the us comes from other countries and we have to develop it. program policy said that all the people of that in the but i and, and cashman should be benefit. so what needs to come out of this conference to make it a 6? i think we need to look forward to universal code of conduct in utilizing the what are the sources maintaining the water and so you must protect and preserve the water, the cross on nations. it's obviously good news that so many countries are talking about water and talking about cooperating on its use privately though diplomats will tell you that all the commitments that come out of this week's conference will

be voluntary and there will be no final binding agreement. james bay's al jazeera at the united nations homes, roads and farm land are under water in parts of california. as the u. s. state braces for even more cold and stormy weather. the regions been battered by repeated winter storms with tuesday, bringing the 12th so called atmospheric river the season. more than 200000 people don't have any power. large parts of farming regions of also been flooded. just as the spring harvest season is set to begin. let's meet ro matheson the news is going to continue here on al jazeera, about half an hour after his i'd story to buy ah hello is slipping,

a little breezy across. so western parts of europe to clear up towards the northwest, but at least is a mild breeze blowing in from the atlantic. there will be cloud and rain as these weather systems just push their way through. central air is fine and dry, high pressure in charge here. and as our systems work their way around that. hi there you go with that wet weather coming through. but 1415, south, london, and paris. as not too bad, we can insure as 16 in as you can even a 5 in our slow about where should be some snow. they're coming in 2 parts of norway double figures there for stockholm, and rising as we go through thursday was like a touch 9 degrees by that stage. so some real warm for round when windy weather will continue to push its way across the far north of spain. pushing across the good parts of france towards the low countries across england. well, scotland, northern ireland, and through a public of ireland to but look at central areas, warm sunshine, 20 celsius in vienna. we're around 10 degrees above the seasonal average here. and we seen temperatures around that value into we're tripoli, it's

a windy one though. winds coming in from an all the direction talking in round this area of low pressure sat there across a good part of a libya pushing further east was lifted dust and sand with showers. the gulf of giddy. ah, there's a story being spot fantasy where being sold the notion that we can offset for the cause we generate those carbon offsetting actually work. what is being done isn't worth sending. the problem is net 0, just to catch raise net 0 missions, and that's their right or climate poly re examines the myths and illusions in the struggle against climate breakdown. all hail the planet episode want on al jazeera something to celebrate, told, more hardship.