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and these 26 people are killed on to powerful tornadoes, destroy homes in several towns and cities in the us. ah, hello them are kyle. this is al jazeera alive from dough, also coming up in tens of thousands of israelis continue to protest against proposed changes to the judicial system. even after the government pauses plans. ukrainian court places leader of an orthodox church on the house arrest is accused of condoning russia's invasion and an unusual safe haven for endangered species, new capital city, and indonesia aims to reverse years of deforestation.

ah, to begin in the united states where tornadoes have swept across 8 states in the south and mid west, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. the death toll has now risen to at least 26 people since the storm struck on friday, came up operations have been hampered by recurring storms in the region. my cana has the latest the tornadoes, shredded homes and shopping centers and all console and ripped on power lines throughout much of the state. right now her me is the clean up what i can get this cleared and man try to see who else i can help our man. it was, it was devastating. here was, i say it was an aeroplane and it had to take her to the news seems like they're about to blow. that's where the film is. a lot of person. the states governor says

more bodies are being discovered as emergency crews comb the wreckage lift in the wake of the storms. i've had the opportunity for the last couple of hours to speak with both the homeland security secretary as well as president biden, who have offered a tremendous amount of support, anything that arkansas needs. they have assured us that those resources will be here on the ground and we really appreciate their willingness to help arkansas how from a city, a county, a state and a federal perspective. ah, the state of emergency has been declared in indiana with tens of thousands of homes are without electricity. ah, in illinois, at least one person was killed and dozens were injured. when a roof collapse occurred during a concert at a theatre. there was a show going on that night and upwards of over 200 people present in the building when the collapse occurred. luckily,

do the response and all the 1st responders and the bi standards helping assist everybody out. i believe the conditions could have been much worse. the full extent of the damage is still to be measured as more storms on the way. my cup alger 0, sorry, mckinney is national folks, women at the american red cross. she says it will cost a lot of money for people to rebuild in the affected areas either devastation throughout the area. the delta area here in mississippi homes are just leveled nothing but sticks left basically. and it is really quite disheartening to see in person even for a hard core red cross or it is true devastation. and unfortunately, we didn't just ceased the worms here in mississippi a week ago. but now we're hearing of storms that have touch down in arkansas, tennessee that have left some fatalities as well. and also the sang devastation

tornadoes are hitting these areas hard, and the people are going to have to rebuild. and what that means is the red cross is here providing reunification, providing shelter, providing food, providing medical care, as well as mental health care. and also not sure what that was. also we're providing spiritual care which is very important, especially here in the delta. and it cost a lot of money when you respond to disasters of this size and we have so many disasters that we are responding to. in fact, i believe i heard this morning about 16 major disasters across the united states. so it's a very costly endeavor. tens of thousands of people have turned out for a 13th week of protests against his ready prime ministers. planned judicial overhaul asked despite benjamin netanyahu delaying the changes by a few weeks to reach a compromise where the opposition parties when a smith reports from tel aviv, ah, which

a mutual weak in israel ended as it began in tell of even elsewhere with mass protests against government plans to overhaul the judiciary. prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and his coalition partners from the far right, want to give politicians more power to appoint supreme court judges. i say the court is elitist at intervenes too much. the protests and a general strike prompted netanyahu to pause the legislation. he's promising to find a compromise with opposition groups. few here, believe him, even president biden. doesn't believe hell. nobody believes him. even his own coalition doesn't believe him. and think that now it's the most dangerous time of all and we're very worried that ah, something we'll just say i there was stop the go. she ation just bring the law to vote. the biggest fear that they can think about it is his,

these love her in it. yeah. counting. the protesters from across the political spectrum, including support is from netanyahu's li could party that yahoo on trial for corruption charges. he denies, says the overhaul is needed to balance the branches of government. on sunday, benjamin netanyahu will hold his last cabinet meeting before the start of the jewish passover holiday. well, of course i've seen these protests been not meeting. there'll be a lot of pressure from nan, yahoo's fall right, coalition partners to push on with this attempt to overhaul israel's judiciary. bernard smith, era television. as already forces have shot dead, a palestinian man, north of hebron and occupied westbank. they say soldiers opened fire off the bond round his car and was ready troops at the entrance of the town of bay tomorrow. 3 soldiers were injured. 2 of them seriously. there

a palestinian man was shot dead by a rainy security forces. near the alex almost compound accused the 26 year old of grabbing an officer's gun. witnesses say he was trying to stop them harassing a woman on her way to the compound. he's been identified as mohammed colored, i'll be local media, say he was a doctor. the syrian defense ministry says that 5 military personnel have been injured in the tax by israel on sunday is declined to comment on the reports of the native strike in western syria and comes a day after 2 members of a wrong revolutionary guns were killed in damascus. israel has intensified strikes on syria and the last yet, this ropes. what it says are iranian om supplies to militias. ukraine has denounced russia's takeover through taking presidency of the un security council for a month. russia's president vladimir putin is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes. ukraine has called it

a slap in the face for the international community president, let him as a landscape called absurd citing ongoing atrocities and his country shorter. he's gotten bullshit. grange yesterday, the russian army killed another ukrainian child, that 5 month old boy, the parents, a wounded, one of the hundreds of artillery attacks that the terrorist states carries out every day. and at the same time, the russia presides over the un security council. it is difficult to imagine anything that crimes the complete bankruptcy of such institutions and of course, are the mask as to james bass has more from the un. every month the presidency of the un security council rotates among its 50 members. today, russia is assuming the presidency for the month of april, that's deeply controversial because when russia had the presidency last year was february, the month that they invaded ukraine, there are people calling for russia to be kicked off the security council or kicked out of the united nations,

but if you look at the rules and you look at the un charter, those things are not possible. what we do know is that later this month, the russian foreign minister, so gay law brokers will be here in new york, you'll be sharing a number of meetings including one in defense of this document. the u. n's founding charter, other diplomat say that is very cynical when it's russia that is currently breaching this charter with its ongoing war. james bays al jazeera of the united nations, michigan is the you and director of the intentional crisis group. he says russia knows it on the defensive, within the us system. i think the russians are a little nervous themselves. i think they realize that they are in the spotlight in new york now. and if they do you the presidency to try and put some sort of pressure on the ukranian, they're going to get a huge amount of blow by the russians have actually laid out a really thin series of meeting or april. there are a lot of days which are currently now not going to involve any security council

meeting. so i think that's because russia knows that they are on the defensive, the blog in the un system. and if they try to use the presidency for malign purposes, it will actually one through the more the world of well moscow have used this veto to ensure that the council have taken no meaningful action over ukraine. i think it is worth saying, though, that the russians have been quite restrained in the use of the veto on other issues the russians have not used that the so for example, over afghanistan or libya or, or other crises on the un agenda. i think they do value the security council as a space where they can do some residual cooperation with western countries. and they don't want to blow that up completely. russian defense minister has promised to boost weapon supplies to troops on the front line. so showing it has been

criticized in recent months ahead of the russian back no less than a group is accused him of failing to supply sufficient, munitions pretty much in the issue of supplying troops. lethal weapons is currently under constant control by the government. and by the ministry of defense, corporate, the valuable supplies of the most needed munition has been determined, necessary measures are being taken to increase them. as in the classroom with the claim orthodox church has been placed under house arrest for 2 months on to be accused of condoning russia. the invasion metropolitan puzzle has called the charges politically driven is the head of the most revered monastery in the country and has with this to government attempts to evict him and other monks from the site's platform to play nurses telling us that's how our country deals with unwanted people well help me, god bless them, prayed for all the present. today i was honored with them. i'm grateful to everyone

. i will not cry. i cried, and now i'm praying to god to send them reason. and if i die, you can say i finished carrying my cross and reached my last point. thanks to everyone, god save you trust me. i really love you. i was hearing with underway. it's important though, the crane orthodox church gathered outside them on the street to pray and sing hymns. a group of counter protests also gathered at the sight they accuse church leaders of having tied to the russian orthodox church, and sympathizing with moscow. jenna hall has more from keith. well, this is the increasingly complicated i have to say not as not to mention tense, stand off over the keys, perchance sky lover moaner street complex. this is a golden domed religious complex overlooking the deeper river, also known as the monastery of the caves. it is the most significant orthodox site here in ukraine and they pops most recent back story. there is a longer one,

but the most recent back story dates the last year at between the government of ukraine and the ukranian orthodox church of the claims the government made that the church had failed to sever ties with moscow, after having professed to have cut ties with the russian orthodox church, which could support the invasion here in you trade agents rated church property last year looking for evidence of ties to russian agents. they didn't find any. and the latest ratcheting up of the standoff came on saturday. the metropolitan part of the abbot of the monastery notified that he was required for questioning over allegations that he personally had supported the invasion last year and that he was using religion to incite hatred and division. his property was rated his home rated by intelligence agents on saturday as well. he claims that these are trumped up charges political charges. he denies them, said i had hair. on alex's era, taiwan looks for support in central america as some of its former allies lean

towards backing china. i'm trying to see over the scar disguises mexico after a hot air balloon basket burst into flame. ah, ah, hello, that was not in the middle east and things are warming up across northern parts of the region as the unsettled weather starts to clear away from places like turkey are. we all going to see temperatures starting to pick up and a lot more in the way if sunshine, certainly pulling down into serious stretching across into lebanon bay route coming in at 21 degrees celsius. on monday, for the south of this, it is still a windy situation across the gulf. we've got lots of dust being kicked up across southern parts of saudi arabia. that's going to create hazy sunshine and effect

visibility. but a launch the dry picture, the wet weather, still lingering around weston and southern areas of yemen. now we're going to see more in the way of wet and windy weather effect. northern areas of africa as a weather system pulls its way across central parts of the mediterranean, bringing some heavy rain to the likes of algeria, as well as the northern parts of june is there and some strong winds to the likes of libya. the heat continues to build across the north west of africa and the north east. places like cairo in egypt, seeing the temperature touch up and plenty in the way of sunshine. it's west of further south, particularly around the gulf of guinea. with some heavier shot was coming into eastern areas of south africa by monday that she weather update. ah, the tough times the man tough question is, what exactly are you asking for you? what troops on the ground, the rigorous debate we challenge conventional wisdom racism is so deeply entrenched

in the country that it's identified with america. so when you challenge racism, it looks as if you're challenging of mirror and demand the truth. there is no serious discussion about this because it goes to the very root of you. we are up front with me, mark lamb on hill on al jazeera. ah ah, hello again, you're watching out there a his reminder about top stories this hour. and he's 26. people have been killed off severe storms. i'm tornadoes hit 8 states in the us. little rock, the capital of arkansas states has been particularly badly affected with more than 2000 homes and businesses damaged. tens of thousands of people have turned out for

13th week of protests against the israeli prime ministers plans of judicial overhaul. benjamin netanyahu says he won't bow to international prussia to abandon his plans. the senior clergyman, with ukraine's most revered orthodox ministry, has been placed under house arrest for 2 months metropolitan. pavel has been accused of condoning russia's invasion. hello, says the charges are politically driven. taiwan is president sy, in when has held talks with the guatemalan president during a tour of central america to hold on to its dwindling allies. i trip comes off to andras cut ties with ty pay last month. john holman reports on friday, taiwanese president, sighing when landed in one of the few countries in latin america to still support her in a diplomatic battle with china for influence. rarely can the small, impoverished nation, guatemala, been so important to

a leader on the other side of the world. why do i like to check? i am convinced that the union and co operation between democratic partners will increase our resilience, allowing us to solve together any kind of challenges that we might face later in time. prison jim athey was came to assure her that this would be so guatemala, continuing to recognise tie one is china, looks to cut off international support to the small self governing island that it says is part of its territory. i went and i got a mala. this is a significant visit to renew and reaffirm the full support of taiwan reiterating the recognition of taiwan as an independent nation. and the only and true china that support does not come for free tie. one has already plowed money to guatemala and is expected to continue to do so to maintain its loyalty loyalty, which symbolically, at least his vital taiwan now has only $13.00 official diplomatic partners

worldwide. and in latin america, it's losing ground. just days before the visit on doris broke with it and favorite china, nicaragua, salvador dominican republic, panama and costa rica had already made the switch alley's folding like dominoes. his china comes cooling with a hefty check book, looking not just to cut on taiwan, to compete with the u. s. and it's traditional sphere influence in central america . now only guatemala belief, which side will also visit this weekend, remain with taiwan. president jim ethic said during the visit that the relationship here was unbreakable. strong words will be tested as china and it's money continue to come cooling. john homan al jazeera 2 people have died and a young girl has been injured in a hot air balloon accident in mexico. the balloon was traveling over the faint t o t. what can our clerical sights near the capital when it caught fire?

the prosecutor's office, as the 3 passengers jumped out, the girl suffered 7 secondary degree, burns and a broken arm. yes, mice president carmella harris says ended a week long tour of africa. she is the 4th by an administration official to visit the constant this year. yes. is trying to counter growing russian and chinese influence in africa. nicholas hark reports, walking down a path where enslaved africans whence marched in chains headed to america is the united states, 1st black vice president, kamala harris on a visit to what was a major hub for the atlantic slave trading gone. now, the tour guide explains many of the captives didn't see a way out and believed only death would bring them freedom. i believe that we must remember that it should teach us not only about our past, but about our destiny and our future. we must learn in

a way that we may be more than just a charm offensive. harris is on a week long 3 nation tour of africa, an attempt to counter the growing influence of china and russia on the continent. russia has signed new military cooperation agreements with 17 african countries. china is a continent largest trading partner with 2 trillion dollars and investments in construction projects after the u. s. africa summit last december, harris is one of several senior white house officials to visit the continent in recent months, marking a contrast with the previous trump administration. the united states is trying to catch up to, to rush on china. this is the most recent iteration of a suppose that policy with regard to africa at the u. s. has not demonstrated out in terms of investment in terms of sustain engagements, with various governments after gonna harris traveled to towns and near to meet the nation's 1st female president. she then went on to zambia, promising more american investment. but with 20 went african countries on the verge

of bankruptcy, their leaders say they want that really 1st. what is keeping us down for now by president? is that this over we cut it did, but then that really it might be difficult for us to continue with the possibility of tamala, harris announced more than 7 $1000000000.00 in private sector in u. s. government commitments during her trip. it is an attempt to renew relations from this shared history. harris says the united states would build a common future alongside african stickler talk to al jazeera and agreement to transition to dawn from military to civilian leadership has been delayed until thursday. the final deal was supposed to be signed between ami leaders and political groups on saturday, but disagreements remain. the biggest ticket point involves the integration of a key power military units. then as the rapid response forces into the regular army,

it morgan has more from costumes. political parties in sudan were hoping to sign an agreement on saturday. that would end the terminal, which started when the military took over power in october 2021. but that's has now been a delayed to april 6th, due to differences between the army and the rapid support force as the paring military group, which has been supporting the army since a former president obama was she was overthrown in april 2019. now the issue comes down to the integration of the paramilitary group. the rapid support forces, or r s f into the army. the army wants the group to be integrated into it by the end of the 2 year transitional period. they also want an assessment of the officers and the ranks off the officers of the rapid support forces saying that that needs to be reassessed because they have not joined at the military academy. and they have been promoted in a way, in standards that were not, are compatible with the standards of the army. then that's the issue of the investments of the r itself, are the arse up, have their own investment in various sectors,

including gold and including of the sectors as well. now the army, once those investments to be integrated into its own investments, which in turn would be taken over by the transitional government. political parties have made it clear that they, on their side are ready and that they have agreed on majority of issues with the military issues such as a transitional justice issues such as reforming the security sector and issues such as dismantling the former regime of our former president on martin bashir and when it comes to the issue of integrating the rapid support forces, which has been repeatedly thing that is, is part of the military that comes down to the military and ourselves amongst themselves. a technical committee is working to try to reach an agreement in the next 5 days, so that a final deal is signed by april fixed hip morgan al jazeera hot tomb. mozambique is facing his worst cholera outbreak in 2 decades. vaccination campaigns supported by the world health organization is underway. the burritos as the damage caused by cycling friday to health facilities and water supplies as an increase the risk of

infectious diseases. lima obliquely reports cyclop, freddy battered mozambique twice in february and march, destroying more than 130 homes, and displacing an estimated 184000 people. water facilities, clinics and medical centers were damaged, accelerating the spread of cholera, while the cholera of bricks regularly groom was a big between october and april of year, with more than 21000 cases. currently in 95 states, this is the largest outbreak in the last 20 years. it's not only cholera. the world health organization is also warning of a looming hunger crisis. the u. n. estimates about 3100000 people are in need of food assistance, access to safe water and sanitation is through challenging and above one 3rd of the crops have been destroyed. ah, for mozambique climate change is not

a future problem. the effects of prolonged severe weather patterns are already evident. lena wallclear al jazeera, iran's judiciary thief feat chief, has threatened to prosecute without mercy women who flout the strict death dress code president abraham raise. he also says that wearing the, his job, all the headscarf is the law. this is in response to a video showing a man throwing yogurt over a mother and daughter who not covered her instant happened in the city of mashhad. the to women and the attacker have been arrested by his only police, arrested 8 people in the city of karachi following a stampede on friday, 12 people, all of them, women and children were killed and the crush ramadan, food and cash distribution point outside a factory. business owners often hand out cash and food join islamic holy month of ramadan, especially to the poor. and lisa is building

a new capital. jesse on the island of borneo to replace, to casa. the government has pitched north and tara as me world 1st. forrest city. it will serve as a safe haven for endangered species. they say the goal is to undo some the environmental damage caused by decades of deforestation. jessica washington reports from the news from the site of the new capital in east column on time. these upon use most famous residence in this land is intended to be a haven, 14 dangerous species the sambota le, sorry, sent a rehabilitative injured and often to run returns before they are released into the wild. but even in this sanctuary, they still face threats. there is a thought all ellie, go minding. unfortunately in this a, surrounded with humble, jealous faddie. so life is is quite dangerous for the establishment of the conservation, unauthorized to land encroachment is a major concern for the foundation. altree unto hopes the indonesian government's plans to relocate the capital, to

a location near by will result in more vigilance against longstanding environmental problems such as deforestation from mining and pamela plantations. new capital no center is due to be inaugurated in august next year. this will be the main area of the new capital set to be a sprawling metropolis, 4 times larger than the current capital hotter authority fe, new centera will work with rather than against nature. the government has pitched the project as a model for sustainable development. you know that the development of fir. okay, but the east not just so making the new sit. this is not yes, a building infrastructure, but you also thought is thor or did the grid if your environment this misery is part of that initiative? seedlings grown here will be replanted in new santa l by occupy under the local vendors in the other electrical. but we're actually transforming industrial forest back into natural for example,

because the president wants 60 percent of the new capital area to be green. but some are skeptical groups like green piece have criticized to the project and ball and he guy live with the the how you must think about more than development. just the korea de la will destroy more of the national enrollment of the conservation is to raise concerns about the clearing of hundreds of hank days of mango forest for infrastructure to service the new capital and the impact on some endemic species. but back at the rank of 10 century, algeria anto says he can also see the positives, like opportunity law in the hands of the government as well to showing to us that government also care not only moving to escalate my band, but also seeing this is that the eagerness of the government let the conservation fit the fan as important as that development of our country. the challenge for the government is to prove that can reverse some of the environ.