across the mediterranean, that's going to trickle down into northern areas of africa, algeria, as well as to new zia and parts of libya. we are expecting rain to touch into bang ghazi. certainly the winds will be felt here. the temperature touching down slightly below average, but lots of fine and sunny weather to be found on wednesday. the winds pick up across northern areas of nigeria. wet weather to the south of this no seasonal rains have pushed their way further north and heavy downpours to come for you. gander, and into kenya is one is from southern areas of somalia. but for the south of this dry a picture by tuesday. ah ah

. debating malaysia. the death penalty parliament of considering graphing capital punishment for some offences. ah, you're watching all your life from headquarters in time to gaze. also ahead. an influential russian military blogger who supported the war in ukraine is killed in a bomb blasts and st. petersburg, finland shifts right. the conservative party windsor tight parliamentary election race hosting the center left the prime minister. cost of those former president hash taki goes on trial at the hague. he's accused of war crimes during the independence war from serbia. ah.

hello malaysia. the lower house of parliament is voting to abolish the mandatory death penalty for a crime, such as murder and drug trafficking. so the bill seek to substitute capital punishment would life imprisonment or caning, depending on the crime. florence louis reports from qual, i'm for abolishing the mandatory death penalty was actually part of the manifesto of a coalition that eventually won the general poles in that year. but during his 2 years in power, that coalition failed to reform those laws. and then in 2020, to a different administration, tried to do the thing it tabled bills to abolish the mandatory death penalty. but before those bills could even be debated, parliament was dissolved and that brings us to 2023, where similar bills were tabled in parliament, members of the lower house, i expected to vote on it on monday. and because these bills have bipartisan support, there is a strong chance that they will pass in parliament. now the mandatory death penalty has been part of malaysians criminal justice system since the country was under

british colonial rule, but it was originally enforced for murder, even after the country gained independence. it kept those laws. and then in the 1980s when malaysia strengthened its laws against drug, it made the death penalty mandatory for drug trafficking. but around the world in the last few decades, the conversation about death penalty and especially mandatory death penalty has been taking place and as greater understanding that the mandatory death penalty is unjust. because one, it fails to give the judges discretionary power and to it fails to take into account mitigating factors such as the history of mental abuse history of mental illness. a history of abuse in the inmate who can who, who committed the crime. and so that conversation in malaysia has been taking place in the last few years. oh, beneatha dow, it's husband has been on death row for 13 years. he was found guilty of murder.

she's raised their son on her own. and that, i'd love to get back with my son went to kindergarten. he didn't have a father. it was just me, a single mom. when he started primary school, he didn't have a father then neither. he's no 16. his father has not even held his hand. malaysia is now aiming to abolish the mandatory death penalty there. currently 11 offences with death is the automatic punishment of the $1300.00 inmates on death row. nearly 70 percent were convicted of drug trafficking in malaysia, carrying even a small amount of elicit substance comes under that definition. human rights group say it doesn't meet the threshold of most serious crimes on the international law. the proposed amendments will allow the countries highest court to replace death sentences with life in prison and caning. these reforms have been on the table for several years now and more for him on executions has been in place since 2018. the

minister in charge of legal reform says the abolition of the mandatory death penalty is aimed at valuing the sanctity of life, while ensuring justice and fantasy for all anti death penalty advocates. welcome to move and say malaysia also needs to look at reforming other aspects of its peano system, including rehabilitation. most of us in asia pacific specifically still really prioritize of trinity punishment. we don't really ask how question once we punish a guy and once they come out, what we want with him, do we expect to sunday reintegrate better society and do good or do we expect them to re offend on the route? for neetha, there is at least a chance that her husband's case might be reviewed. i know he did wrong, but please don't hang. can you give him another trend and release him? you can change the changes will still have to be passed in the upper house of

parliament and signed into law by the king. before they come into effect, florence louis al jazeera quite loom poor, the ukranian president below the result, he has described the battle around the eastern city of bath moved, particularly hot. earlier the head of the wagner paramilitary group fighting for moscow, said, his forces had raised the russian flag above an administration building in bus moods. but keith is dismissing the claim and says it still holds the city. a prominent russian military blogger, an kremlin supporter, has been killed in a bombing in saint petersburg. at least 32 people were injured as doors and jabari reports from moscow. this was the moment security cameras captured the attack as the busy street food bar number one cafe, in the heart of saint petersburg. on sunday, the explosion killed 40 year old military blogger lovelyn to tar sky, who was delivering the speech of the events, organized by the cyber front,

that movement, an association of people with k to out. if you say, who talks of this, say every week over 100 people were in and around this events, the time of the attack, there's almost native was given the statue of himself as a gift, moments before the blast. according to the mayor of saint petersburg, all the cities emergency services have been called to deal with the incident. loveland to starsky launched his own social media channels to report on the activities of the russian military, liam, in its so called special military operation. and has a following of over 500000 subscribers. so starsky was invited to the lavish ceremony last september at the kremlin, where russian president proclaimed the annexation of 4 regions of ukraine. richard starsky was a well known figure among kremlin supporters seen here with daria. do you know who was killed in a car bomb attack last august in moscow region? her father, alexander, duke, and

a far right political philosopher and crumbling supporter, was believed to be the intended target. the russian foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the attack and praising that's our work. as a journalist and his service to the country. these types of attacks are rare in russia, but the planning and plotting behind them just true that the battles are not confined to the dumbass region. doors such as laurie al jazeera moscow, the u. s. secretary state anthony lincoln, is calling for russia to immediately released american reporter evan girt co. fitch at the wall street journal correspondent was detained on thursday on charges of spying. the papers strongly denies the allegations russian foreign minister a circuit lopper of told lincoln in a phone call that washington should not politicize the case. and that girl conventions faith would be determined by a court. the finished prime minister, a santa marin has conceded defeat in the parliamentary election. the right wing opposition national coalition party won with 20.8 percent of the vote and the

leader pets harry or post says he will not work to form a coalition government. the fins a right wing populace party came 2nd with 20 point one percent. while the prime minister of social democrats secured 19.9 percent re challenge reports, smiling and seemingly at ease the se, but santa marines. political star has fallen. been in prime minister, gathered with supportive and her election headquarters is planet. results came in and showed her social democrats slipping behind the bright wing national coalition party and the fins party. shortly after she conceded defeat, the santa maria nearer is coming to an end. ncp lead a potential or po is on track to be the one assembling a new coalition government. i very happy. we got the result. it's very, we have, we have very good campaign. and i think that election day today we have more bold

next weekend people in the hotel, the national coalition policy and the nationalists of rica poorer spins party have both benefited from worries about the economy. living costs to surging and finland is teetering into a recession. with her use and progressive politics, santa marine has been popular among young moderates at home and abroad. marin has presided over finland's biggest geopolitical transition in decades, applying to join nato in response to neighboring russia's invasion of ukraine. last year, opponents were quick to jump on a leaky video of her drinking and partying with friends, saying she wasn't fit to govern. marin was cleared from doing that, arguably, criticism of her government, public spending hit her more than the head in his in scandal. it for me,

i'm burdened by the economists actually read that too much step. i think i wish you would have a both. are they still in 20 years time, but the current expenditures and depth thinking, i'm worried about how we can afford the welfare states in the future. i know it's sunday, march or april to she's done. great. the most of it is also think that she didn't amazing what the current wires may be. we have to look at the new crisis that we have. and some of us feel guilty of that. she does very good job. other people needs wants something, you know, having become the world's youngest prime minister at 34. santa marin will be an ex prime minister at $37.00. and rory challenge out there is christina coco's, secretary of the winning national coalition party. and she's aware of the challenges the new government will face. it's been amazing election nights. we just

won and we won 10 more seats. so it was a crazy night. and now now we are. next thing is to focus, to get to government ready so, so it's going to be a very exciting week. i had been if people were very concerned about they and all the economy go and now our try to balance the public economy and also be sure that people can have a poor living. so we of course grow, grow as well as some, maybe some cut nature members, if it's a huge being to spin lens of course and we are looking at what very, very glad. but of course the situation is ukrainian is still horrible. and we

try to give every, every support to you play and we can in montana, grow the former economy minister jack of me lots of which has won the presidential run off. he secured 60 percent of the vote beating the incumbent. me loads, you kind of edge from about 39.9 percent under president kind of rich the small nation join nato and started negotiations for a new membership and moved away from russia. but his party is accused of corruption as well as links to organized crime. but lots of edge of pledge to fight corruption, improve living standards and booth ties with the e. u and serbia. the war crimes trial of the former leaders of the kosovo liberation army is set to begin at the hague. former customer president hash and tacky and 3 former senior politicians have been detained there since 2020. the charges relate to the period between march 1998 to september 1999 during and shortly after the cost of a war bar bronco for reports. he's considered

a hero by many people in kosovo for his role in leading the campaign. that ended serbian rule, but former cause of a precedent hashim touchy and 3 others are facing war crimes charges. their road to the hague began 7 years ago, when the cause of our assembly gave the go ahead to a special tribunal to investigate allegations of war crimes during the course of a war in the late 19 ninety's, under international pressure. hashem tachi, the former head of the kosovo liberation army strongly backed, the court royal or to the we need to clear our names of this unfair and unnecessary labeling of the kosovo liberation army. 5 years later, after rising to the office of president hashim, taught, he resigned his position and travel to the hague with 3 others. but veterans of the war say the indictment is an attack on the kosovo liberation army without,

you know, foot goes into it, but it is not individuals who are on trial there, but the kosovo liberation army and the freedom of the people. because the prosecutor's office refers to out assistance as a joint criminal enterprise, and the indictment that indictment accuses hashem, tachi and his 3 co accused of intimidating, abusing and eliminating those. they considered enemies of the kosovo liberation army. but lawyers say the prosecution may find it difficult to prove its case. first yes, vanished. she'll never see it for we who were in kosovo inexperienced at all. no, that the soldiers and the commanders did not have a chain of command or control among the kosovo liberation army was not a regular army. in many settlements. the locals organized themselves to defend their homes and had nothing to do with the care lane. that's support at home for the kosovo liberation army, lead us on trial. and the campaign to support them has been launched. new dot

mooned. we will not affect the legal proceedings in order to be one to that he wants to provide moral support to those who in the hague. tell them they're not forgotten and that cause of a supports them in this challenge shall not. yes, the trial could last several years with more than 300 witnesses expected to give evidence. the accused have pleaded not guilty. barbara and grip her out as sarah. so ahead of that trial, thousands of people marginal across the low capital pristina in solidarity with hash and fatty, his supporters and food war veterans and nationalists groups who consider him a freedom fighter. still a hands on al jazeera risking their lives to tell the truth, we'll hear from a haitian journalist about what it's like to report in the middle of a security crisis and paris. it's the brakes on rental east hundreds of people vote to ban them by september.

april on out is era from to clear and syria al jazeera reports on how earthquakes, survivors are hoping during the holy month of ramadan. one nice to meet the young russian men refusing to fight hooton's war in ukraine as they seek safety in past 1625 years since the good friday agreement and the decades of violence. we report on how bricks it is forging newly allots in ours. in the lead up to update al jazeera, explore the environmental significance of action, and inaction, paraguay holds general elections with corruption and organized crime. high on the agenda can the ruling colorado party hold on to power. april on al jazeera jump into the stream and percent of the population globally is responsible for about 15 percent of carbon emission joined the debate. people have already been

lying people. how close to that culture people, how can i have your say, want to broaden this conversation by bringing more voices into it. live on you to people commenting. i want the whole world to know that cherokee are not headed to refugees or with the powers that be this gene on al jazeera lou. the hello, the top stories on al jazeera, this, our malaysia, lower house of parliament is debating whether to get rid of a mandatory death penalty. the change would apply to crying, such as murder and drug trafficking. the bills seek to replace capital punishment was like a prism and came it ukraine's president to describe,

fighting around backwards in the east, particularly the head of the back nor power military group earlier said his forces had raised the russian flag in the city. but keith dispute the claim, the filters prime minister's son marian had conceded defeat and sundays parliamentary election. right wing national coalition party leader pet terry says he will not work. the form of government is really forces have kill 2 palestinian men during grades near the city of nablus and the occupied west bank. the palestinian health ministry says the men were on the refugee camp. west of nablus. witnesses say is really for says rated a house and several other buildings near the university. 90 for palestinians have been killed by israeli forces since the start of the year. meanwhile, israel's cabinet has approved budget cuts to fund a new orange unit. security minister, its m r, been given us as a national guard is critical to fight nationalist crime. critic say it will serve

as a private militia for the far right leader, who in 2007 was convicted of inciting racism against palestinians. bernard smith reports from western selim, the protest is marked the idea of a so called national guard. israel fall, right, security minister. it's no joke. it's mob been given as the new force will tackle what he calls, nationalist crime and terrorism. i think we need to strength the existing force of the police, which is lack of 2000 police officers for general regularly policing good uses and it would be blast if they will. air doors and this budget and the police officers which they want to, to, to do in this program. 3 months of protests and strikes against plans to get

politicians more say in the appointment of judges eventually forced prime minister benjamin netanyahu to pause the judicial overhaul. the price extracted by banga there to agree to the pause was the promise to create his national guard opposition . politicians say it'll be nothing more than a private army of thugs said the priorities of this government are ridiculous and despicable. it existed 3 months and the only thing that keeps busy is crushing democracy and promoting extreme fantasies of delusional people. netanyahu's cabinet has agreed to budget from all other ministries to provide the estimated $270000000.00 needed to fund the new force. it's an indication of how relying benjamin netanyahu is on support from the far right. the plans for the so called national guard have suddenly been advanced. the prime minister's office says the exact powers of this new force will be discussed in a committee made up of all israel security agencies. they've 90 days to make their

recommendations. bernice smith al jazeera western russo haiti is facing a security crisis. streets are dominated by gangs and reporters are risking their lives to keep people informed. 7 journalists were killed last year and at least 4 have been kidnapped since january. i'll just there a spoke to a reporter and a lawyer in port au prince. she was, there's actually my name is jose f jack, a blue. i'm a lawyer, but i work mostly as an independent journalist. i do jobs for international press and post on social media to keep the public informed about what's happening here. ease, i say, you know, what is the biggest challenge we face as haitian journalists is getting people to see our work. especially with the country situation, the way it is. every day we are under serious threat. when there are protest, we faced the police who fire tear gas,

and at some neighborhoods we risk losing our lives on it. i know several journalists who died recently. one of them was shot inside the police station where he went to show solidarity with a colleague who had been arrested. i'm a, is it the, i'm, i d was a very nice person. always smiling. he loved his job, but he lost his life, doing that job, swap, one humble dog. i'm often afraid because when you leave your house, you never know if you'll be back. the level of insecurity is only increasing. it can be terrifying, especially going from one place to another. i'm a victim myself because i was in capacious for work. and on my way back to port of prince gangs robbed me at gunpoint. they stole my camera with mobile phone and everything. since then, i've been a lot more cautious. every day the situation gets worse, and more people leave the country. in desperation,

it gets worse because everything we need to live is getting more expensive. it gets worse because arms trafficking increases and the state has no control. it gets worse because politicians don't work in the interest of the people. despite all the dangers, i enjoy my work and i do it with love, with everything that's happening in this country. the youth need journalists like me to keep them informed. an algerian mil, a court has sentence, prominent journalist, a son, and cardi to 3 years in prison. he's the director of muslim, emergent news cards. he is accused of receiving foreign funds through his business and exchange for carrying out activities that could harm the state rights groups say the charges are trumped up by the state. the death toll from storms in the midwest and southern u. s. has no reason to 30 true as the region braces for more extreme weather this week. a major storm system costs for nato's in several states on friday, arkansas,

indiana, and tennessee suffered extensive damage. the illinois emergency management agency is working alongside local officials to assess storm impacts throughout the state. and at this time, i'm pleased to report that the remaining power outages are limited. there are about $4400.00 people who still are without power, but they will be have it restored by the end of the day. for prices of 3rd, dr. saudi arabia and other producers in the opec plus alliance announced production cuts will come into effect from may. re odd, says it's a precautionary measures to stabilize the market. the u. s. has opposed the reduction saying the world needs lower oil prices to support economic growth. washington also wants to limit russia's earnings from its oil exports. australia is mourning the death of one of its most influential indigenous leader. as you know,

people who died on monday at the age of 74. he was a land rights activist who fought to have traditional ownership documents recognized by the australian parliament. and his death comes months before referendum is due to be held to recognise indigenous australians in the countries constitution. the minister for indigenous affairs has said a great sadness has settled on the nation. he fought with a passion for his paypal for land, for identity. and he loved this country. he said he was the fire and he believed very deeply in a referendum to recognize aboriginal people in the estallion constitution. it is hard to put into words what this loss means for this country. parisians are

voted to ban electric scooters in this city. nearly 90 percent of the ballads cost were opposed to the rental of battery powered vehicles. however, less than 8 percent of eligible voters took part in not referendum. and elizabeth moody is a french journalist, writer, and columnists, and she explains the results. don't mean there will be no e scooters on the roads. if you own one, you can write it. that's not a problem that maybe extra regulation in terms of a respecting the, the driving code because the scooters tend to sort of go up one way streets and pot practically anywhere. but, you know, private ones are ok. it's the 3 rental companies that supplied most of the east hooters, of called the short duration rentals that have lost a vote, which was taken by only 7.45 percent of the paris voting the public. so on the one hand, the mayor is delighted. she says, we've got

a clear victory. the scooters are off the streets of paris, only other people say that boat was organized and complicated ways. there was no e voting, even though most users of east coaches are people between 16 and 34, who would have like an e vote. other people who need to be happy with them because it is perfectly true that the the, the scooters have become a nuisance. on the other hand, the not only is it almost impossible. now for a private call to be driven in paris is at that lot cost. there are also fewer and more expensive, right? share apps and, and even fuel mit or trains and feel buses. so the scooters were seen as a solution to a city that hasn't sold its rascal problems. that's for me. thanks for watching. 0 will have more news coming up at the top of the hour. officer inside story, but i

choose hello there. things turned a wetter and more windy over the weekend, across europe with temperature touching down as normally wind kicked in. but it's an improving picture. certainly across move, western and west in areas putting down into the south west, west of the weather can be found lingering towards the south east. got some pretty wild weather to come with a system, bringing some of that heavy rain towards the balkans wintery conditions as well to the south west will start here for 7 areas of spain. we're continuing to see the fine dry conditions, temperatures picking up the similar story for portugal, just a few showers coming into the very north east of spain, monday into tuesday. that nasty weather starts to move away from southern areas of city and malta. bringing those conditions to the balkans, we are expecting temperatures to dip down only 9 degrees celsius in bucharest by

tuesday. the further north, this much milder, uncommon picture certainly for britain and the island of island temperatures picking up in places like london with plenty in the way of sunshine. and that will extend across into the low country's sunshine coming in for and 4th at 10 degrees celsius. high pressure in charge. of course, scandinavia. so more in the way of sunshine on tuesday that she weather update. ah, the from the al jazeera london broadcast then tech to people in thoughtful conversation with no host and no limitations. what is even more and p needed mouth is system innovation. system of the design and system transformation. part one of human rights activist, q, me, 90 and environmentally. when own electric i lived as you have the fossil fuel era my entire life and.