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least 25 people are killed. ah, i'm darn jordan. this is out as they are alive. also coming up, russia says it'll station nuclear weapons and been a roost. and the 1st such new outside the country. since the 1990 s. u. s. has reacted cautiously. cubans are electing impede them at the worst economic crisis and decades. but rights groups say opponents of the communist party are not allowed to run more than 2000 migrants and refugees arrive by vote on the italian on the blonde producer in just 24 hours. at least 25 people have been killed by tornadoes that swept across the southern us state of mississippi. dozens more were injured. the baffled home system was

accompanied by rain and thunderstorms. tens of thousands of people in mississippi, alabama, tennessee, remain without power shabbots to report the town of rolling fork in the rural mississippi. delta took a direct hit from a tornado on friday night and accounted for the majority of the casualties. such was the power of a toy. later daybreak was reportedly trained thousands of meters into the air. we got muslim, held them, and to get people not can afford the time. probably tomorrow we have a full count on the damage in the people that, that in place. daylight revealed a town devastated around the 3rd of the residence here were reported to have lived in mobile homes. of state of emergency was declared in the west of mississippi counties, struck by a storm and across the mississippi and alabama. the reports of leveled buildings overturned cause down power lines and trees. given the scale of the destruction there were fairs of a deaf toll could rise,

search and rescue teams with deployed saturday morning to find those traps, we lost everything. got outlined, told in the truck and there were multiple reports of tornadoes amid the storm system and the national weather service and investigators to ascertain whether many of those reports were for the same tornado tracking north east, across the region for over 130 kilometers. we can think that it's only one single tornado tracking over a very long distance. but as the damage surveys are conducted, they can see those missing points between tornadoes and determine if it was one long tornado or multiple large tornadoes produced by the same storm, which is equally as impressive. 28, i see. so it's just beginning in the south and already there have been several devastating incidence meteorologist say this storm system was fueled by the extreme weather patterns and high ocean temperatures that are become so common. now as climate change bites she ever times the al jazeera,

the u. s has played down an announcement by russia's president vladimir putin, that he'll place tactical nuclear weapons and bella luce hootin said he struck a deal with bella. russian president, alexander lucas shanker, but doesn't violate non proliferation agreements. with the u. s. department of defense says it sees no reason to adjust its own strategic nuclear posture. that there is no indication russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon. a. so the bush breath looted and lucy, alexander lucas shinkel is right. he said, listen where your closest allies, why do the american deployed nuclear weapons at their allies on their territory, trained the crews, pilots? how to use this type of weapon if needed? we agreed that we'll do the same without violating our obligations. even. i emphasize without violating our international obligations on the non proliferation of nuclear weapons. iran says that u. s. strikes on iranian batt groups in syria would rule a quick response. the u. s. military carried out as strikes on friday, against targets linked to iran and syria. those followed a drone attack,

but killed in american contractor and injured 5 soldiers on thursday. and europe as formerly broken off decades, long diplomatic relations with ty, one and switch to china. it comes out to the honduran foreign minister, travel to beijing, to discuss establishing ties. it leaves taiwanda the only 13 diplomatic allies. china considered self route taiwan as part of its territory to be retaken by force if necessary. for us as honduras in action as a sovereign decision, but one that china often makes empty promises. meanwhile, the check republics parliament speaker is visiting ty, one check republic does not have formal diplomatic ties with the arden but maintains informal contacts. ty, ones high tech companies are significant investors. the move as angered beijing former years president donald trump has held a campaign rally in waco, texas. trump is facing possible criminal charges and mixed polling had of next year's republican primaries. many of his die hard supporters say the legal threats

are nothing more than a witch hunt. allan fisher has more from washington d. c. this was donald trump's 1st campaign rally in 2024, although he did speak to see pike just a couple of weeks ago. and he held it and waco, texas an area which voted overwhelmingly for donald trump in the last presidential election. it's also the foster ali he's held since he predicted on social media that he was about to be arrested after the district attorney in new york were bring charges against him for illegal campaign financing and false reporting. that all surrounding a payment made to an adult film star before the 2016 presidential election. you remember that just in the last few days on truth social donald trump said that if he was arrested, it would lead to death and destruction and would be catastrophic for our country. while he didn't reference the district attorney in new york directly during his campaign speech, but he did say there was growing evidence of prosecutorial misconduct. but as far

as the, i can see, the abuses of power that we're currently witnessing at all levels of government will go down is among the most shameful, corrupt and depraved chapters in all of american history. it's happening right before your eyes, but we're gonna end up winning the biden regimes, weapon ization of law enforcement against their political opponent. is something straight out of the stalinist, russia horror show. it's important to point out that the grand jury in new york is still considering evidence, even though there was no concrete action of an arrest in the last few days. it's also important to point out that donald trump is also facing further criminal inquiries in georgia for a potential election interference when he tried to find votes after the election, asking the secretary of state there to intervene. and also of course, in relation to the riot on january the 6th, at the capital building,

and the part he, me of played in inciting the right there. alan fisher, i'll jazeera washington leaders from spanish portuguese speaking nations, attending i barrow american summit, one that rising inflation and migration are risking the stability of the region. the hosts, dominican republic, and costa rica, also called on the international community to take action on haiti, which is facing a political and humanitarian crisis. the st. newman report from santo domingo leaders of the more than 850000000 people in latin america and europe who speak spanish and portuguese, had gathered in the dominican republic under the banner of creating a more just an sustainable i barrel america. yet it was the passionate plea for military intervention in french speaking, haiti, which has been over run by criminal gangs that took the summit by surprise, is thomas boy akila report. here we are on the same island of

a failed state with unbridled violence. and the world is again looking the other way. and as a costa rican, i think it's unfair to us the dominican republic to send its troops to its neighboring countries. this is a global responsibility and we are ignoring our responsibility, can only go for mother wonderful. my dear pacifica julie will, to do hates, is to pacify it. the only way to help a t is to pacify it. the call came on the heels of the meeting between the presidents of the u. s. in canada, who reportedly also debated the option of sending a stabilizing force to haiti on that summit. leaders try primarily to focus on concrete measures to offset the ravages of climate change of the increase in hunger in the region, and also the digital divide. but it wasn't long before shark divisions amongst them came to the surface. this alone chillies president lashed out at the grog was president who did not attend for the banishment of hundreds of opponents,

letting the odor de la dictatorship in chile taught us in the most brutal way, the risk of seeing human rights as something relative. never under any pretext, can we allow exceptions. thus, why esteemed colleagues, we believe it is unacceptable to remain silent about the family dictatorship. ortega emery in nicaragua, columbia's gustavo petro said that the imprisonment of peruse former president pedro castillo, was equivalent to a qu, because he was supposed without a proper trial length or next year. in the end, there was at least consensus on the need to continue working together on what they can agree on with spain and portugal. promising to bring the voice of latin america closer to europe. to see in human al jazeera santo domingo and cubans or headings, the polls on sunday to elect a new national assembly was no campaigning or opposition challenges. instead,

voters will essentially endorse the nominated candidates countries and during rolling blackouts and an economic crisis with the cost of living, a key issue for voters. teresa reports from havana money, sol, morales, makes a living in havana by lining up at the market to buy food and other items for other people. it's become a paid job in this carry be a nation and made chronic shortages of food and medicine. and the lines get longer, every day went out on our way up the gully. there was no ground beef done. it arrived. and as things arrive you come and you keep getting it. we come here with a card where it's all written, what we get. it's very difficult for every one. hardship is everywhere in q where these days and experts say it will have a major impact on the legislative elections happening sunday. cubans are voting for 470 members of a national assembly. that was survey for a period of 5 years, and this is happening in the middle of a severe economic crisis. worthy inflation weight this year has been over 60

percent and with the economy ravaged by a us trade embargo since 1962. the majority of the population in this country is struggling and the government tolerates no descent. and that's why all eyes are going to be on the extension rate because it's the only way people have to express their discontent in the last municipal election. 31 percent of the population did not vote and many are expecting that figure to be much higher this time. for many inflation constant power blackouts on the detention of hundreds of anti government protesters in july, 2021. make this the most complex election since the collapse of q was mean, but a factor of the soviet union in 1993, hundreds of thousands of people have left the country heading to the us in other nations. which cattle heidi that says the situation is difficult for every one, but in so the situation is tense. we have needs of many things. i am 81 years old

and i don't think this will change. the government blames that most recent crisis on trump era sanctions and it co, 19 pandemic economy say that government has failed to transform the state dominated economy rather by necessity medic go, the country needs a market that doesn't need to be a market economy, but cubans, socialism, the example is out of vietnam and china, we need to have an example of a one party system that has managed to survive. the government is urging people to vote promising greater reforms that will improve their lives. but many here have stopped believing that real change will happen any time soon. but he said, well, i'll just eat a havana. cuba, old and 2000 migrants and refugees of arrived by boat, which on the italian island of lam, producer in just 24 hours previous years of seeing the higher numbers of arrivals. but never this. early in the year. the coastline of saxon tennessee has become

a major departure point for those heading to europe. meanwhile, at least 19 people have died after a boat carrying mostly african refugees and migrant sank of the coast of tennessee on friday. official sates, the 5th boat to sink of their coast in the past 2 days. let's take a look at the numbers of people trying to make this journey. in 20212022. there are more than $6000.00 refugees and migrants of which italy, by boat, in the 1st 3 months of each year. but in the same period of 2023, that numbers already 4 times higher. more than a 3rd of those arriving this year, come from just 2 countries, ivory coast and guinea, and at least $78.00 people have been rescued in international waters off the coast of malta or the crew of the n g o vessel emergency international organizations, the migration says the central mediterranean has now become the most dangerous migration route in the world. but despite the dangers, it's become the most commonly used route for migrants in refugees attempting to reach europe. conflict has driven

a growing number of people from african countries to seek new lives. there are lemon drama. is a gambit, refugee, who now lives in palermo, italy, he told us his story. i leave my conley, i do this some political issues. and like because i was having no feature in my country. and then like for the game, i decided to leave my country and toward 30, what time was that 3? that was my brain. so like, because here i wouldn't go to my. busy i want to continue with my studies. so then in the band i was i will go to school and so on. so then i decided to leave. and then i believe i said the because these are now like because. ready the time i arrived and i found out like

a war on like my larry for the day and yeah, what not only me, but like for me or the friends that i met doing the journey. like because we were like for, for like, for many mars i'm then i will have our lives have been wasted because there was a way that we are fight in. so to come here and i'll just say are including from jail, birds to book world prisoners in the philippines are supporting inmates education for a better future. and in california is covered in snow after weeks of cold weather, the course across the state more that i ah windsor, the big story across the golf. hi there,

thanks for joining in. it's the type of wind that you're driving your car, and it just jolts you around. talk more about the numbers in a 2nd. we've also got some rain mixed in as well. it's moved across. so levant into iraq, and it's now dropping down into the gulf. so here we go for a closer look at so how we could certainly see some showers or thunderstorms on sunday winds. remember, we're chatting about it. i think gus about 50 kilometers per hour. if you think that's bad on sunday, who's a 3 day forecast. those winds could be up to 65 kilometers per hour. on monday, there were some torrential downpours in northern pakistan drove down the temperatures, but some things have recovered quite nicely on sunday. but here comes that next westerly disturbance pushing out of iraq into the zag ross mountains of iran for turkey. a still raining in that southeast corner here. and we've also got some showers swinging across the boss for his. so his stumble has a high of 12 degrees, much quieter for the top end of africa. we've had some pretty big downpours along the gulf of guinea and for the south east coast of tanzania. some heavy rain is

falling there, so alerts and plate as we dipped towards southern africa. right now, those winds are picking up. it's going to pump up the temperature and mom put so to $34.00 on sunday. ah tough times. the man tough question. what exactly are you asking for you to select route rigorous debate? we challenge conventional wisdom. racism is some deeply entrenched in the country that is identified with america. so when you challenge racism, it looks as if you're challenging almera and demand the true. there's no serious discussion about this because it goes to the very root of who we are with me, mark lamb on hill. what out there? lou.

ah, welcome back. a good reminder. top stories here. it's a state of emergency has been issued in parts of the us state of mississippi rescue efforts are continuing after tornadoes and strong thunderstorms on friday night at least 25 people were killed and many left homeless. the u. s. has played down an announcement by russia's president that he'll place tactical nuclear weapons and been a bruce kind of my putin said he struck a deal with a better russian president that doesn't violate non proliferation agreements. and honduras is formerly broken off decades, long diplomatic ties with taiwan and switch to china leads taiwan with just 13. if the magic is ready forces up stormed alex m mos, to arrest a number of worshippers. on the 3rd day of ramadan, they accuse some palestinians of barricading themselves in the mos after prayers

had finished. many worshippers from the occupied west bank also prevented from re entering the mos. israel's defense minister has called on prime minister benjamin netanyahu to hold controversial plans for an overhaul. the justice system, you have gallon said the deepening eternal division could harm israel. security. hundreds of thousands of his radios have been demonstrating against netanyahu's plans. critic say he wants to reduce the power of the supreme court to protect himself from ongoing corruption charges. these ready army says has been a shooting in the palestinian town of horror in the occupied west bank to israelis were wounded after they were fired out from a moving car. those responsible i believe, to still be on the run. natasha game as more from ramallah. any hope of this being a calm beginning to the holy month of ramadan, evaporated on this 1st saturday of the holy month with this shooting in hora? 2 soldiers were shot in a drive by shooting on saturday evening. they were near

a military post. one soldier, according to the israeli military, has been severely injured. the other soldier is facing moderate injuries, and the hunt is on for the shooter or shooters. the popular front for the liberation of palestine has claimed responsibility in a message on telegram in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the main thoroughfare of who it was closed, checkpoints going in and out of horror were also closed as were to surrounding checkpoints. shops were closed, people were prohibited. remember, this is a holy month and on a saturday evening it would be typically that area would be quite full. people were prevented from moving on the main thoroughfare. and we were told again, as the israeli army moved in, in search of the shooter or shooters. there were clashes between palestinians and the israeli army. there were no reports of injuries. we've spoken to activists in

the town. they say that the israeli army has moved out of horror, and there is a bit of calm that has been restored. but there's definitely very much a sense of calm for now. and the big question is, what kind of repercussions may people face in the city of who ara, thousands of supporters of former pakistani prime minister, him and con, are rallying in the whole internet services will come out of people arriving. the government has been gatherings in the city last month when he tried to hold an election event. it follows clashes between his supporters and the police said bag reports of all this writing was delayed. it only took place after him called under $4030.00, again, gave assurances to the authorities, including deputy fortune would remain peaceful, not having affairs of cash between his supporters and the police, including here in the whole i saw him, ron pon, how if there was some doubt about the turn of this rally, but

a put him on hold. people have come out in the month of ramadan was fussing throughout the day now. it was here in the hall over 10 years ago that held his record breaking ruddy thrust him into the pitch because mainstream had made a mysterious contended election. since then has been removed, a prime minister and a vote of no confidence. i have gone on to make some serious claims. he has said that there is a box to assassinate him. today is the 1st time that he will be giving the speech behind a bullet proof street. the future battle good be taking place in the country's court. the provincial actions have been delayed until a non con, pulled up on the court to uphold the constitution. but the coalition government wants to see him on con, sunday, coach to answer for one over 100 cases against him. and it went out with him. i can maintain this kind of momentum until october, and if he is found guilty of any of those charges against him, could mean that he's not allowed to stand those elections. i thought vague algebra, the whole buckets on the philippine government as partnered with the united nations

to install libraries in prisons. the programs called read your way out and it's been course welcomed by human rights activists. falling years of violence and the so called war on drugs, bonnie bon report, some of our city where prison officials have gone one step further by offering a college program. when mark was arrested for drugs possession and dealing, he thought his life was over. what i ain't, they'll stop would be good to turn it. there was president of the philippines and his cracked on on drugs resulted in the killing of thousands of suspects. but mark says he's found hope, even though he some prison. we are given the opportunity people, the whole thing are studies. we can't reveal marks identity as his case is still in court. along with dozens of other detainees, he studying for college degree in the building next to his self. it was built in 2017 with the help of a non profit organization during the height of the so called warn drugs into turret

this hometown, davos city staff members at this jail are pioneering the use of education to reform, drug offenders, and other criminals is also the 1st president in asia to offer college degrees now is one of the 1st in the philippines, institutionalized reading program. ongoing president, ferdinand marcus junior has taken an alternative approach to narcotics crimes. together with united nations, his government plans to install more libraries like this in at least a dozen more detention centers. this is the white empire cell of diagnosis then that we need to provide for them the hub and in enabling environmentally there on. especially once they get outside of jane and dylan no longer come back a. his high knowledge in facilities time spent in the library and studying is considered good behavior, which in turn reduces time in detention. philippine jails are overcrowded by nearly 400 percent human rights advocates. welcome the education initiative,

but insisted her to be held accountable. there's no way you can approach and a drug probably in the philippines in the humane and human rights way, without taking into account accountability for bust abuses, and particularly in the past 7 years to that. and they have been urging the government to submit to an investigation by the international criminal court. but it just as secretary is defiant or was the due process hearing the legal process here, you're going to take over our justice system. none of the local drugs, cases being prosecuted or investigated, however, have implicated the 30 victims family, say it shows they can't count on philippine courts to deliver justice. barnett below al jazeera davos city sudden philippines. the vatican has returned 3 pieces of the ancient parthenon temple to greece. they've been in the people collections more than 200 years. greece is still trying to get the largest collection of

parthenon sculptures, return from the british museum. we challenge reports like last pieces of a scattered jigsaw puzzle, finally returned to their origin. here the head of a boy, but also part of a horse's head and the head of a bearded man. 3 fragments of one of the wonders of ancient athens. a scouted marble freeze at once wrapped the path and on temple. now they're back in grief presented by a representative of pipe francis. the gifting of the fragments of the printer, which have been held in the vatican, museums for more than 2 centuries, shows itself. as an increase of cultural and social gesture of friendship and solidarity with the people of greece, the greek government is hoping jestus like this and to the growing momentum for the return of other parts on sculptures from international collections committee me to

ceremony today, which completes the exceptionally generous gesture by put francis similar to the gesture from the government of 50 and the republic of italy a few months ago showed the road that we could follow that everyone could follow in order for the unity of the parthenon to be restored. there is no bigger collection of paths and marbles than that held by the british museum. about half the existing sculptures are in london, where they've been since british noblemen, lord elkin, was allowed to take them from athens by greece, his ottoman rulers, in the early 18 hundreds, the british museum says it will happily loan them to greece. but greece, which considers britons ownership of the marbles illegal, wont asked borrow items. they believed all rightfully greek. and so the argument has gone for decades. now the recent secret talks between the british museum and the greek government were rumored to be making progress on a complex deal. but a 963 law forbids the museum from giving away artifacts in its collection of prime

minister rich sumac says there are no plans to change this. so while some western collections are reconsidering the ownership of acquisitions made during the age of empires. for now, the british museum is not one of them reach out and out to 0. london. us state of california has relaxed some water restrictions. months of heavy, rain and snow had begun to fill rivers in reservoirs after years of severe drought . not oddly asthma were parts of california have been transformed into a winter wonderland. a wiped blanket of snow is covering the slopes of the us states northern region. some areas have received as much as 16 meters of snow live here in christmas valley for over 40 years. we're having a record snow this year over 55 feet of snow here in our home. and we're all dealing in a, a fun winter. and now spring decades. all snow records have been broken in

california this year, causing power outages, stranding people and burying homes under a huge snowfall. people in south like tall, have been shoveling snow from their driveways. andrew stopped for the past 3 months . so this year our biggest challenge has been trying to keep the snow off the roofs, obviously with over 50 feet. now it's thousands of pounds of weight on our roofs. some of the roofs are collapsing and having issues. so we've all been very, very busy trying to keep the snow off our roof and off of our walkways. while skiers will enjoy an extended season on the slopes. the unusual and record breaking long winter in california has left some anticipating sunny days and warmer weather . but they may have to wait a while more snow than the forecast for the greater lake tahoe area. lena barclays, as ita.