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tamela. ah, but i want terry johnston, this is alex, is there a lot from dough also coming up for testers. vent their anger, yet again, over years of financial mismanagement in lebanon. at least 8 people killed in keith after barrels of drones strikes, hit residential areas. and calls for nationwide. protests sized people across france to on the government backs down over its plan to raise the retirement age. ah. the u. s. federal reserve has announced its hiking interest rights by a quarter of a percentage point to 5 percent. the fed says the rise is aimed at raining in inflation, which has caused a cost of living cross this. the process of getting inflation back down to 2

percent has a long way to go and is likely to be bumpy. we remain committed to bringing inflation back down to our 2 percent goal and to keep a longer term inflation expectations well anchored. reducing inflation is likely to require a period of beloved trend growth and some softening and labor market conditions. hardy jo castro has more from outside the federal reserve in washington, dc. the decision to raise the interest rate for the federal target fund by a quarter percentage point is a result of 2 competing forces. on one hand, the federal reserve was under pressure to increase the interest rates higher in order to bring down the inflation that americans have been experiencing now for more than a year. however, there was that other pressure which was a result of the banking crisis that appear to develop overnight 2 weeks ago, really, there had been tension bubbling under the surface for

a long time. but essentially what happened was 2 medium sized banks. silicon valley bank and signature bank ran out of money to return to deposit. or why did that happen? well, their assets suddenly dropped in value. the bonds are no longer as valuable after the many interest rate hikes that came out of previous federal reserve board decisions. so seeing this hike of a quarter percentage point is essentially finding a balance between those 2 competing forces. in the u. k. a food prices are at the highest level in 45 years as largely driven by a shortage of vegetables. the overall inflation rate increased unexpectedly in february after 3 months. because of high food and energy bills. it hit 10.4 percent . and all this could from the bank of england to raise interest rates on thursday that barbara has more from london will after several months of falling inflation.

this is something of a surprise and it poses a headache for the bank of england, which has already raised interest rates 10 times since december battling double digit inflation. so the headlong figure in them yet a february 10 point 4 percent rising prices. 3 things driving that really, 1st in the hospitality sector, rising prices for alcohol and then food and non alcoholic drinks. for example, there been shortages of some vegetables from southern europe, partly due to supply chain issues linked to breaks it. partly bad weather and rises in general for food are over 80 percent. so that's going to hit the low income households, the hardest. and then you've got rises in clothing and footwear, particularly for children and women. now, the chancellor of the exchequer, that's britons finance minister jeremy hunt has reacted saying that this is a reminder. no one should take a falling inflation for granted. but saying that he'll stick to his aim to cut

inflation by half by the end of the year, the office for budget responsibility predicted it would get below 3 percent by the end of the year. but just on tuesday, he was calling this double digit inflation dangerously. high, it's dangerous, politically for him as well. the opposition labor party have said that this shows that nothing is working better in britain compared to for 13 years ago when the conservatives took power. union bosses similarly as saying that the cost of living crisis is not being dealt with sufficiently by the government criticizing last week's budget for favoring more well off households. and so this is just a reminder that with britain experiencing the highest inflation amongst the g 7 group of developed nations. this is not just in economic challenge, but a political challenge. the devastating financial crisis in lebanon saw protest his return to the streets on wednesday. police fired tear gas to break up

demonstrations in the capitol may route when he were retired. soldiers demanding a living wage. inflation has been skyrocketing since 2019 making essential daily purchases increasingly on affordable and problems with the banking sector. and to summit with the access their own money in order has more from beirut, lebanon has become a cash economy. it's the result of a 4 year old financial crisis brought about by decades of mismanagement and corruption. the banking sector is crippled and the country is close to bankruptcy. it's the biggest threat that the government and the country is facing because it is a very, very, very dangerous the empire economy as a cash economy. all the money is going to the private sector. the solution is only in one place that is to normalize and finalize the restructuring of the banking system. law. restructuring is one of the reforms required for much needed

international support to revive the economy. but that means the political and business elite will have to compromise their hold on power, something they have resisted so far. in the meantime, money transfer companies have stepped in as have other financial institutions, many of which are not regulated. 50 to 60 percent of the daughter d, d p. actually considered to be in the shadow economy. so outside the states, this includes 2 types of activities. you have information activities, which means enterprises who do not declare the employee is that they have to not declare their exact revenues, but also you have the elicit part of these activities. this is causing concern, particularly among western nations. that tracking elicit cash transactions will become more difficult compromise in the fight against money laundering and the

financing of armed groups. an estimated $8000000000.00 is exchanging hands outside the radar of the state. that includes the illegal activity theater smuggling across the border to syria. the informal economy is also growing the international labor organization estimates that 60 percent of the workforce is not taxed and doesn't benefit from social protection. the government is unable to provide services and its struggles to pay public servants, although the salaries are negligible, given inflation. admission without a cash economy means big losses. the government loses around 20 to 25 percent of expected revenues because of corruption, bribery, and tax evasion, ministry, when all the while many war in lebanon is operating outside the international financial system. that included al jazeera beirut. at least 8 people were killed

in overnight. russian drone strikes now the ukrainian capital attack hit a college and a student dormitory, south of keith. one of the victims was an ambulance driver called to the scene on a dozen people were injured, some with burns. or if really terrible, hawkish, white, we were all together. when the blast we've hit and the ceiling started to crumble, those a lot of smoke and our clothes caught fire. i am so happy my children was smart enough to tell the clothes off quickly. we were a bit slower and we suffered some bones, but it really doesn't matter because we are alive. or stephanie decker has more from keith, ukrainian military saying that 16 out of 21 drones were shot out of the sky. overnight era sirens did sound the ukrainian president calling at quoting the murderous drones and referring to the russian president vladimir putin saying, while, as he talks of peace, ah, the orders are given for these kinds of attacks. it's the 1st time certainly that

there has been a hit on a residential building in the surrounding areas of the capitol. ah, since december will be the attack in the cave region. the was followed by another russian missile strike on 2 residential buildings ins. parisha, at least one person was killed. ukrainian, the president flamin lensky condemned the attack. at least 25 people were taken. the hospital off to 29 story buildings were hit and in russian occupied crimea. russian officials say the navy repelled a drone attack on the port of sebastopol. even a shop of other has more from moscow. the morning attempt to hit russian targets in crimea and 7 topple with 3 drones. all devices were destroyed by 2 women offices bows will receive stage a war. so this is the laces from sir gay showing good. the russian defense minister basically the rest of information. we have on the semester latan comes curtsey,

govern notes, have us total and the high resume shives and his telegram channel. so the truth tried to get into the bay that's according to resume jive, russian. the russian sailors fire fired a small arms at them and there were no casualties, but some windows and into residential buildings were blown out. g, 2 explosions caused by destroyed drains, and after successfully repulsing the drone of tacos to topple the ukrainian knots is according to reservation. if again, on his telegram channel, they launched an informational talk, but to crimea is safe according to the governor. and if anything, basically anything dangerous of going to happen, that people will be informed by the authorities. and this is not the 1st recent a talk by ukrainian trends in crimea, as we know not so long ago, a massive tried by several ukrainian u. a. b z was carried out in john coy on the crime in peninsula late monday evening

. on march, the 20th russia is deploying a long range anti ship miss sa, from the disputed area. the southern curl islands are disputed between japan and russia. well, this comes just a day off to japan's prime minister visited cave and offered his support. un that middle east peace and boy has told the security council meeting he remains deeply troubled by continued is rarely settlements expansion on tuesday, israel is parliament overturned part of a law that banned illegal settlements in the occupied west bank had been in place since 2005, for when his land also criticize to israel security forces for a spike in posting in depth in the occupied west bank. these rated security forces operations in the occupied west back and subsequent clashes that lead to a staggering number of palestinians to the injured. i re read the security forces

much use leave before the with strictly unavoidable to protect life and must, from the authority investigate all of that the injuries resulting from this views holding those responsible, accountable i have particularly, or pull the children, continue to be candid and endure these large numbers, children must never be targeted of violence used or could in archway. former british prime minister birth johnson has told the parliament for committee that he never lied to him. peace about parties, official residence, to encoded 19 locked downs. johnston is accused of deliberately misleading parliament. turner hall reports some have called it boris johnson's last stand. this colossal figure of british politics, demeaned under close questioning by a cross party committee of m. p. 's. whatever your variable and point i was,

whatever, whatever your interpretation of the guidance may be. what matters if i may respectfully say is what i believed to bean our efforts to follow the guidance why i thought that they were credible and, and wholehearted. and what i would ask you to allow of his next class course at issue here is whether johnson lied to parliament about lockdown parties in number 10, downing street. no, but i'm sure that whatever happened either guidance was followed. the rules on it at any time before my prime minister is adamant he did not. i am here to save you handled haunt that i did not lie to the house. johnson concedes his statements were misleading, but uttered, he said, in good faith, he had been told by aids, the events in question were work related and within the guidance. my honest belief

that it was within the rules was based on what i was told by senior advisors. the fact that this was my honest belief is supported by the fact that so many other people honestly believe that we were doing nothing wrong. the committee at one point described johnson's defense as flimsy, and said that to the man who was prime minister at the time, who made the rules and who broadcast them frequently to the nation, it should have been obvious that what was going on was wrong. johnson's retort was that therefore, it should have been just as obvious to others who were there, including current prime minister rash, sumac. soon act was fined by the police for breaking the rules as well as johnson. in this bid to clear his name boris johnson, apparently happy to tarnish the name of others. i think it's quite clear to everyone that he misled everyone in everything. but do you blame him?

could anyone have done any better? i think he'll come back to florence johnson most more life in him still popular in some quarters, but johnson's hopes of a come back looking, slimmer and slimmer. it will be for the privileges committee to decide whether he knowingly lied to parliament. a decision that in turn could see the form of pm ejected as an m p. jonah, how al jazeera london. ahead to her on al jazeera, focused on the former prime minister in iran, con, says it's a matter of time before he's in prison doors. fascinating. as the un warns of a global water crisis, we look at the extraordinary lead companies way is okay for safe supplies. ah

hello spring really still struggling to get in across. so western parts of the us, particularly it's a poor old california machine. another line, a very wet and windy weather making its way to a good part of california tightly packed ice about some very windy conditions. and that's gonna fizzle out as we go for the next couple of days. but still a chance to some re, some sleep and yes, some snow, the majority of that will be a little further north. rather pacific northwest into british columbia. little bit of snow tony, other side of canada. no to some rather heavy rain all the way down across new england. right through the plains towards oklahoma that really peps up as we go on 3 friday temperatures falling batch around 18 celsius in b. c. from around the mid twenties. so that something of a change that rain makes its way through and we still have some snow over to ward setter western side of the u. s. more so across the rockies, hopefully clearing through as a go through for the saturday 18 celsius in l. a. at that state, still

a little on the call side. still not quite the kind of spring weather we would like to see. cool enough up towards ne new york, around 9 degrees celsius. we some rain, sleet and snow sunny upstate. goes the car bent, maci. baddest nancy fine and dry, but i think most places will catch a shower. ah. the tension in the occupied westbank is on the increase leading to a new wave of palestinian retaliatory action. you are one of the most one thing, but is that a al jazeera world investigates to new groups, gaming, public support, and meeting israeli forcings had on a new phase, so palestinian resistance on al jazeera lou

ah ah, you're watching. i'll just say armando about top stores in the u. s. federal reserve bank has increased interest rates by a quarter of a percentage. point to 5 percent is the highest level since 2007. the fed to also indicated that could be more hikes in the future. there been more protests against lebanon's financial crisis. police fire tear gas to break up demonstrations in the capital they route anywhere. tides, soldiers demanding a living wage. and at least 8 people were killed. an overnight russian drones strikes the ukrainian capital, the attack hit a college and the student door south of keith,

one of the victims was an ambulance driver called to the scene. now french unions are quoting for nationwide protests on thursday, against the government's plans to raise the retirement age. ah, hundreds of demonstrators march through paris late on wednesday. it came hours after president my norma crohn went on television to defend the policy. he wants it implemented by the end of the year, with russia buckler reports, defiant in his 1st t v interview. in months, the french president said he had no regrets about his controversial pension reform bill were forcing it through the french parliament by decree, said clay, formerly inefficient freeform is necessary marseilles, the french people. so if i don't enjoy doing this, but he's out of a sense of duty that i committed to this solidity and honor for me, my crawford no concessions to opponents of the reform. it was said you wouldn't re shuffle his cabinet or change his prime minister, leaving some opposition and peas,

unimpressed. he looked on the if you are, somebody want fi symbolically define frances working class, that mr. micron has highlighted his contempt for a part of the population. food contempt, that was the hallmark of his pensions. bill frances trade union said the reform is unfair because they raises the retirement age by 2 years to $64.00 and will have a greater impact on poor a workers. since january, they glad strike some protest in the country against the refer him in paris, destroyed by garbage collectors, is in his 2nd week prison. macro will certainly hope that the arguments that he made in his television interview will calm the situation and quell the protests. for now though, that seems unlikely. oh, some students and teachers demonstrated outside the higher education ministry in the city. these teachers say that governments, ignoring people's concerns, the government is acting as a firm. nothing is happening on the streets and that as if her having music people

protesting peacefully, it doesn't mean anything and doesn't change anything. it's not her. just her an education issue. it's all public services which are being really destroy, bye, are these neo liberal policies to day. so made how sacked up. and now people are claiming the streets because there is no other way to be heard to day. friday, new leaders hope the continued protests will put pressure on the government to scrap its reform. for now, there's no indication that the president who back down like will says the reform will help sustain the pension system for future generations. and he wants it to be signed into law soon. on natasha butler in my al jazeera new paris. at least 5 african migrants and refugees have died after a boat sank off the coast to nicea 5. others were rescued and 28 people. i'm missing. they left the turn is in the city of strikes headed for italy,

according to a local rights group. so max has become a major departure point for people fleeing conflict and poverty in africa. pakistan's, former prime minister emron car that says it's only a matter of time before he is imprisoned or assassinated. he made the remarks in an online posting which he spoke out against the government, and the military opponent is holding a session to discuss how to deal with con and his party. after recent confrontations with police, i said made reports from the hall. ah, former prime minister, him run on will be allowed to hold a rally. authorities have ruled the decision comes after his party boxed on that he gave himself gave assurances, including the writings would be peaceful. but hon took to a youtube live address to make serious allegations. he said there was a plan under way to target him, be a government, a former cricket star turned leader has when i had spoken against the pakistani military involvement in politics as well as

a traditional governing parties. but our sub go mad jail magento ja magick which i am warning all of you. if i am imprisoned or killed, then you have to stand a never accepted as a defeat thomas. but you have to fight to the last board met again. i am telling you they're going to eliminate me sooner or later so that they can get rid of me of the movement we started against these thieves who have lead to this country for decades. hon also showed video of what he said was he support is being attacked by police. cons rallies and core to princes had been marked by violence. they had been confrontations between his supporters and police, but its members of his party, who said they are the victims. a mom, but some thought that he contempt outside his house in the city of the whole members of the movement for justice are convinced their presence is needed to protect their leader. 6 the gates resemble the military barricade, but instead of soldiers, it's guarded by hon supporters, the army knob among come to see i see on the land. we will eliminate the military that are involved in politics. who like, if they think that

a brown car will be no more and will be eliminated, we will vote for the party and this movement will continue. it can't be wiped out. obama, it into people's heart, oracle either pakistan will progress or it will be torn apart to come. maureen, chic on himself, travelled with high security, fearful of a possible attempt on his life. members of the governing coalition, see him as a disruptive force within the country. music of elk, now his mac delegations about a plot to assassinate him every day, his making new claims. and it's just a drama and so far is not presented. amy evidence as night falls in the hall. more supporters radio ran hans house in anticipation of another pretty straight. many here believe the ruling coalition govern was to see america. and if the portraits go away quietly, they are called my thumb to bend his party. but so far, every move against con, only thing to increase his popularity as had beg, i'll da 0. the horror, but the thought renewed the fighting in yemen energy,

which mary province has testing 10 months, relative calm in the country. iran back heathy rebels reportedly launched an attack late on tuesday in the ribs, hurried district thing to an unknown number of casualties. according to the reuters news agency, the fur up comes as saudi arabia and iran, who back opposing sides in the so called proxy will agreed to restore diplomatic ties. south korea says north korea has test launched multiple cruise missiles towards the peninsulas eastern waters. so says the missiles could have been long range and it's not yet clear how many were launched. on yang has ramped up military tests in recent weeks. as the us sank, south korea carry out joint drills. while mcbride traveled to the city of po chon, near the border, where the exercises have been taking place. these annual spring drills haven't been held on this scale since 2017. for the past 6 years,

they have been drastically scaled back partly because of the pandemic. but mainly to allow the process of dialogue to work with north korea. this extended period is summit diplomacy. that now seems all but a memory, as well as this live fire exercise, which allows south korean and us forces to put it on and off. hillary. through its paces, there are aircraft drills involving some of the latest jet fighters and also nuclear capable bombers from the u. s. air force out at sea. they're on navy drills taking place, involving a u. s. aircraft carrier group, and also marines in joint time. 50th landing drills. these exercises always infuriate north korea, which claims their approach you to war. but according to the south koreans and the u. s. allies just the opposite is true that by having this level of preparedness, it acts as a deterrents to any attacks ensuring they say,

the continued peace and stability on the peninsula. everything we're doing right now is defensive in nature. we are not being offensive, we're being defensive in nature, and it's what we expect to do in conflict and need to be good at it, which i think everybody in south korea in the world wants us to be good at it. we have to train at it. north korea has been expressing its anger with a series of ballistic missile launches, including last weekend with drills that were overseen by north korean leader, kim jong gunn. and what state run media tell us was a rehearsal for a tactical nuclear counter offensive against its enemies. robert bride al jazeera poach on south korea, homes, roads and farmlands are under watering parts of california as us state braces for more cold and stormy weather. the region has been battered by repeated winter storms or the 200000 people without electricity nods,

swathes of farm land have also been flooded just ahead of the spring harvest season . right, police said fire tear gas on crowds in bolivia is capital. hundreds of teachers have been marching to the streets of their past demanding a wage increase is the 3rd straight week of anti government protest. teachers are calling for a general strike if their demands are not met. the u. n. has been marking world water day by raising awareness about access to clean water and sanitation is estimated that 2000000000 people don't have access to safe drinking water in low income areas around venezuela's, capital, caracas. some residents say they haven't had tap water for decades. same as robbie has more life in one of the world's largest oil producing nations, venezuelan say shouldn't be this difficult and access to a basic human right should be easy. agular, they will, they, myself,

they charge us 2 or 2 and a half dollars for water. it's too much, we can't do it anymore because nobody can put up with that. sometimes the guys happen as water from the well and sell it cheaper for more than 20 years. we haven't know what it's like to have tap water. no running water has long been a luxury in the sprawling low income neighborhoods around caracas. a state owned company is in charge of supplying water practically free of charge, but it is unable to keep up with rising demand. some residents of pottery, venezuela's largest for villa benefit from a nearby well where they can collect ground water, others safe and tap water from broken pipes or any more guy lucky we come here to get drinking water every 2 weeks for use at the house. i have to fetch and carry every day because we only have running water sometimes once a week and for 2 hours or an hour and a half if that otherwise we don't have water shrinking wages.