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and several venues, but they have you with us. this is al jazeera, alive from doha, also coming up in the program and american journalist, arrested in russia. pleads not guilty to espionage. the u. s. vice president visits tennessee to rally support the 2 black democrats expelled from the state house and chillies president signs a new law allowing police to use lethal force. ah, we begin in israel where one person has been killed and at least 5 others injured in a car ramming attack and televi be alleged attacker was shot and killed by israeli forces. the victims are set to be foreign tourists. this is the latest attack in a week that has seen escalating tensions in the region. what our bill, hamid reports from occupied east jerusalem,

is the kind of threat that israeli forces cannot prevent. lone wolf attacks that happened suddenly and randomly this time under water front promenades in television . police are calling it a combined ramming and shooting attack. in the chase, the court overturned the alleged perpetrator got out, but was killed under spot, a few meters away. bully say the attacker was a 44 years old man, a palestinian israeli from central israel with no criminal record. one italian tourist, a man set to be in, his thirty's was killed and several other tourist wounded. i was earlier prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his defense minister when did jordan valley on the site of another similar attack, a palestinian open fire and a call before managing to escape killing 2 sisters. their mother remains in critical condition and hallmark i can only say one thing. our enemies are putting

us to the test again. and once again, they will discover even in this test, one that we stand together united, confident in our righteousness. and we will act together with the complete support of our forces, the id f and the security forces. the prime minister said the man hunt was under way to capture the attacker. in retaliation. jewish settlers fed to the streets in various parts of the occupied westbank. here there seen harassing palestinians driving near ramallah. do you an effort for humanitarian affairs says that on average, death 3 daily attacks on palestinians or their properties since the beginning of the year. ah, all this comes at a time when there's widespread anger among palestinians, triggered by violent police raids inside the l at samus, or the spillover threatened to broaden the conflict after barrage of rockets were fired from both lebanon and gaza, and israel carried out airstrikes in retaliation. tensions are still simmering

along those borders. shortly after the tel aviv attacked, the prime minister instructed both the police and the army to mobilize all reserve units. but he's a man who is coming under pressure from many friends from with is own coalition, where some are calling for offers. then from many israelis who poses attempts to change you do dishes system and from israel closes, allied to us, which in a rare move publicly expressed concern over. did you use a re overhaul? the man who for so long imposed himself as a tough mister security. now limited in his choices, what does that mean? you are an occupied east jerusalem jamal and as a member of the palestinian fatah political party, he says israel should not be provoking. palestinians, especially at alex, a mosque is one rose from its own experience with this holly sight of muslims that

every time it tries to violate the rights of the scene. as in this place, this will always be found in flames. in the, in the region of the whole, and we've just seen this, i believe these really government knows this, this also. but they want the condition of violence, particularly at this point in time. because the context in which these government is, is having know is the government is under pressure because it wants to do this judicial reform. and they want to drive the protesters back home using fear and a legend, existential threat. so that they get rid of the demonstrators intend to be the best way to do this from their point of view is to to have a war started in the region. so they are using scaring tactics against their own

people, thereby violating also there, i suppose, seniors in the hall, the sides germs at him. i do believe that it is, it is really government interested in having a larger type of war in the region right now because they are interested in changing, changing the entire climate of their internal politics. the democrat and republican leaders of the us senate have issued a rear joint statement, demanding the immediate release of a wall street journal reporter, arrested in russia last week. us citizen evan girl of which has pleaded not guilty to charges of spying. he's being held for 2 months in pre trial detention. the criminal said he'd been caught red handed, or white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has more from the get go. as soon as the white house learned about the detention of haven't garage co, which it has always denied the allegations against him,

i asked for these formal charges that have now been leveled against him. the white house is not in any way updating its response, but what i can tell you is that the state department official is saying that what it is, the biden administration is doing essentially is pressing for fair and transparent treatment. so really what they're saying is that they are going to continue to try and really defend him in these circumstances. and from the bottom line is at the bottom administration's really echoing that rare bipartisan a condemnation of the allegations that we've had in terms of that statement. that has come from capitol hill from the top senators. mitch mcconnell, as well as chuck schumer, essentially demanding the release of evan gerson ridge, how they're trying to handle it. and so far, it's been unsuccessful, has been to get what's known as consular access and the so the u. s. embassy in

moscow has been working unsuccessfully, so far with the government in russia to try and get communication. they're trying to do this so that they can get the family in contact with the wall street journal reporter and also his employer. about what we've learned is so far, the process has been, i necessarily bureaucratic, the in the words of the state depart has been opaque in fact. and so what we're now learning is that it's going to be as some days before there is any sort of communication. a russian media release footage said to show wagner mercenaries in the center of the eastern eastern ukrainian city of both modes. earlier british military intelligence that russian troops are threatening to circle the city, wednesday, ukrainian president volunteers. lensky said his troops would pull back if they risk being surrounded. russia has been trying to take buttonwood for months. russia is

again threatening to scrap a great deal with ukraine and less obstacles to russian exports are removed to the agreement allows ukraine to send a grain through a safe corridor in the black sea. russia's foreign minister has been discussing the deal with his turkish counterparts in ankara. there are no sanctions on russian food and fertilizer exports. however, the shipping and insurance sanctions are effectively blocking them both or more. we went in the building. that's why we were forced to do it and we extended that deal one's 420 days and haven't seen any signs that even attempt to resolve those issue . and we have grown tired of calling on those who are responsible for this and appeal to their conscience. so yes, we decided to go for a slight escalation and proposed the publication of the deal for only 60 days. if the obstacles for exporting russia fertilizers remain, we will have to think if we need this deal at all. taiwan says more than 40 chinese

planes and 8 warships have crossed the taiwan strait 1000000 line. beijing earlier announced 3 days of military drills after a visit by ty, when the president saying went to the us earlier this week on friday, trying to impose sanctions on organizations that hosted her and how speaker kevin mccarthy. nation used taiwan as part of its territory. us vice president, come le harris has met with 2 african american legislators expelled from the tennessee house of representatives. it were voted out after leading a protest over gun control on to the floor of the house last week. another democrat, the white woman narrowly survived the vote to expel her allan fisher reports we have become known as the tennessee 33 democrats who loudly argued for gun control in the state. the faced expulsion from the overwhelmingly republican legislature for allegedly breaking rules and decorum too were kicked out. the 2 black lawmakers,

vice president come la harris made hurriedly arranged trip to the state to show support from the biden white house for them under arguments. i didn't think oh you did. i told them he knew their microphones when they, i think, ah, the punishment, the 2 men see was driven by racism. it was a public in political lynching. it was an attempt to humiliate us. but in what they did was really showed for the world and humiliate themselves, that this is not a democracy that this is, you know, a body that is, is so petty and so weak. and so build on white fragility when march 30th state representatives just joins and just and pearson rallied with gun control to hooters inside the tennessee house. but then the 2 took their protest on to the chamber floor using a bullhorn to chant no action, no peace. one week later, nearly all but one republican legislator for to, to expel the men while

a white woman legislator who stood with jones and pearson just held onto her seat. democratic officials have called the expulsions shameful. to me it's, it's a horrific indictment on the tennessee g o p and they ought to be ashamed of themselves. and the fact that they contain you to keep your foot on the accelerator when they knew the world was watson really just shows what this republican party has, has, has sunk to new lows, almost lost in the uproar. the reason why the 2 democrats and hundreds of students, teachers, and pims, had been protesting, a must shooting at a private religious school on march 27th. 3 adults and 3 children were killed, legislator se, ultimately, gun control needs to be the focus. i'm asking folks to who are mer to stay mad. both man could be back in the tennessee house very soon. the could be appointed by their districts on an interim basis. and then they will lead the fight for gun

control and to stop these kinds of expulsions from happening again. alan fisher al jazeera access to the most commonly used abortion pill in the u. s. has been thrown into uncertainty after 2 conflicting court rulings on friday, a judge in texas ordered the u. s. drug regulator to put a hold on the fed prestone despite the pill being ruled safe for decades. soon after a judge in washington state told the federal drug administration aid could not restrict access to the drug in certain states. this issue is expected to go to the supreme court. a police in chile, a now legally allowed to use lethal force if they think they're in danger. president gabriel burridge has signed the new law after the killing of a 4th officer and a month official say, the government needs to declare a state of emergency to deal with a growing crime wave or latin america editor lucio newman reports from santiago ah, chiles president gabriella. but each tries to console the mother of the latest policeman

killed in the line of duty. ah, they killed my son. she sobs while 3 former chilion presidents watch from the front row of the church. 33 year old daniel panama was shot into headed point blank range on wednesday. the 4th policeman murdered while on patrol in less than a month. yeah, they're big enough enough of killing those who guarantee our safety to day there is a child, a wife and an institution that is suffering even so kicked off of the latest killing has shaken a country that until 5 years ago, thought it was immune to the type of violent crimes that plague many of chiles neighbors. now security or the lack of it has become a national priority on how your 3 policeman murdered in the last fortnight. that's something that can't happen in chile. it's never happened before, and it can't continue that will guarantee following the latest victims funeral,

present embodied signed a controversial new law, allowing police to use lethal force on the presumption that they're in danger. located in front thumb of unit decimal to the m, the situation were facing, has been growing for a long time and has multiple causes. it won't be easy to confront its worst expression of the assassinations who had to lament these past. we've excellent. chili has seen an upsurge in drug trafficking and illegal weapons, but also gangs and organized crime groups who vented chile from venezuela and columbia. in the last 5 years, hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants have entered this country, including 2 venezuelans, suspected of having killed as policeman. rightly or wrongly, more and more chileans are blaming some of them for importing crime to this country . here in the capital, some mares are even demanding that the government declare a state of emergency in their counties where nearly 40 percent of crimes are

committed. starting monday, undocumented my guage suspected of committing the crime would be placed under preventive detention until their identity and innocence can be established. another unprecedented step to see in human al jazeera cynthia will still ahead on al jazeera financial crisis, leaves cuba z, elderly alone, and struggling as younger generations looked for opportunities abroad. and why the main airport in argentina's capital is filling up with homeless b stay ah hello, it's that time of the day where we take a look at the middle east and africa. you're whether updates and we're pumping in some warm air into a box at 35 degrees, sir about

a month ahead of schedule. that is the temperature you should expect to see in make . meantime, what weather stretches from mecca getting pretty close to the gulf here, right? up against that border with the u. h. e. but let's go in for a closer look. here, as some of that warmth can be found in kuwait, is walt 34 degrees. doha, you've got a top temperature of 31. and here's some of that. what whether not too far away from jetta over the course of the, again, pakistan fairly dry, but could see some showers or storms develop in below just on province. but we're also seeing those temperatures pickup is wall. so jacob, bad at $35.00 degrees. wanna take you to turkey a, we've got cloud covered freight to over most of the country, but look at this energy pouring into the caucasus temperatures are low there in tbilisi with a high of 13 degrees off to africa. some showers along the coast of libya, both got sand and dust in many areas as well. and then our usual showers and storms for west africa. there has been a problem with flooding for ra wanda and brunei. we've still got some more rain

falling over top of those areas over the course of the weekend, and a cold front cut across south africa, cape town, just 17. ah. the united nations, his face criticism many argue veto town, client security council, permanent members create an uneven balance of power. i hope you are important membership, multiply winning your meaning apiece. the united nations general assembly presidents tweaks to well to 0, understand the differences and similarities of culture across the world. so no matter where you call home will, but you can use in current affairs that matter to years. ah

ah, watching al jazeera a reminder of our headlights one person has been killed in at least 5 others injured in a car ramming attack and televi the attacker with later shot and killed by israeli forces. the victims are said to be foreign tourists. that attack and television came hours after 2 british is really women were shot dead and another was seriously injured in the occupied, westbank is really army says the palestinian attackers, targeted a vehicle near an illegal settlement in the jordan valley. us vice president, come la harris has met with 2 african american legislators expelled from the tennessee house of representatives. they were both out after leading a protest over gun control onto the floor of the house. last week. french president

emanuel mccoy has wrapped up the state visit to china. the trip has been marked by his repeated calls to chinese leaders shooting thing to help end of the war in ukraine. but trade has also been a major focus of the visit as rob mcbride explains. president emmanuel macaroni has been wrapping up this 3 day state visit with a trip to the city of one joe, the main manufacturing and exporting hub of southern china. and it's, of course, the business aspect of this visit, what you're seeing is extremely important to china, to france, and the why to you, especially given the souring of relations between china and the united states. a number of deals have been signed and possibly an indication of the importance china attaches to this visit. macaroni has been a company to go on, jo by his chinese counterparts, president she jane ping. it's highly unusual for she to accompany a visiting head of state beyond their 1st official meetings in beijing. but today,

hoping, holding more talks more meetings with entrepreneurs and investors ending this visit with a private dinner. but earlier macaroni visited a local university talking to students there about the escalating tensions in the world. and of course the war in ukraine were not on the, on the school. you can harrison, the speeches this rise and tension has a strategic character between the us and china. it's becoming very open. and it grows with the major conflicts going on at the moment, especially the return of what europe and rushes aggression against ukraine. this was a clear violation about international law. this is the country that's decided to colonize its neighbor without respecting the rules. deploying weapons invading, deeply disrupts our international order and risks precipitating this strategic tension is given china's relationship with russia. that's been a lot of focus on whether macro and the european commission president should have

on delay. and who has been accompanying him can exert pressure on she to push russia towards peace, telling him bluntly that he is the only one who can bring russia to its senses, macro and leaves the region with a commitment from china that it to wants to see peace but no firm proposals on how between them, they might achieve that. rob mcbride al jazeera. so protesters in france have blocked access to the eye clinic site, the more semi shell in the northern normandy region. their angry president demanded mccombs proposal to raise the retirement age by 2 years to 64. the crowds prevented visitors from reaching the most michelle, which is a unesco world heritage site. reuters news agency is reporting that a saudi delegation is planning to visit yelman's capital next week to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with the rebels. this is part of efforts the end of the 8 year war between the fighters linked to iran and

a saudi led military alliance. saudi arabia and iran have no formerly restored a diplomatic ties in the agreements brokerage by china. natural dean armor is the chairman of who he runs. saba news agency, he says the negotiation efforts go way back. and steps have been taken to build confidence between these and saudi arabia or not. so some of all the v on foot rock bigger negotiations have been running for some time. in addition to the mediation efforts exerted by oman. many issues were put to discussions and fuse are converging some understandings being reach. so nothing new has been introduced, nor has any new initiative been made of. this delegation will therefore be discussing the final points based on the previous discussions codes throughout the money mediators. decisive agreement is looming. a court in the united arab emirates has denied an extradition request from south africa. the 2 brothers wanted in connection with a corruption investigation. a tool and rush group are accused of colluding with

former president jacob zoom to siphon off state assets that were arrested last year . and by the way, the court found that the 2 also face money laundering charges in the everett's, meaning that there needs to be a local investigation. first, cuba is reeling from an economic crisis which is left many cubans feeling they have no choice but to look for better opportunities elsewhere. theresa bo is in havana. ah, it's not easy watching your children leave says might, as helena was mine. she's a mother of 2 whose children are among the millions of cubans now living in the united states. as a state of economic, i'm desperate to go to them. the situation here is getting worse every day. i'm alone in the country and there are no medicine or a long lines to get food. i need to be with my children. this is not what i expected. i gave my life for this country, but not anymore. remember i might as father fought in fidel castro's revolution now

. she's waiting for her children to apply for a u. s. government ruin if occasion program that allows residents to bring their family members from cuba to america. my dear, you got them in court of sun has also left. she too is alone and waiting for the same visa, mercury. there's so much stress. i level my own. the situation is sad. the hospitals are horrible. there is no medicine that we get any 7 eggs a month. i live on my pension, but i can barely survive on it. her pension is around a dollars a month, maida, and my dearly carmen are proof of a new reality in cuba, where young people go abroad in search of a better future, leaving their relatives behind. and he say that by 2030, the average cuban will be 60 years old ones are leaving the country in record numbers, us government figures show that over 250000 cubans and for the us illegally in a period of 13 months. this is almost 3 percent of us population here in heaven

that people are also coming to going embassy to try to find a legal halfway through other countries. the economic situation is a driving force, rising inflation, a shortage of food medicine, prolonged power outages and a tweet embargo turn life into a daily struggle. many have lost hope that anything will change. the position blames the government. what is happening now is a crisis generated by the government salaries have lost 4 or 5 times their purchasing paula, soaring inflation was caused by the government, by a reorganization of the currency. and the government knows it did not work. and of course, they'll never say they got it wrong and will blame us sanctions for the problem. cuba has prided itself on its universal care and education system. but the increase in migration has presented a new challenge, an aging population. people who are too old to leave, but unable to survive if they stay that several as a cedar have anna cuba,

the origin tina is also tackling as severe economic crisis. government figures show more than 18000000 people are unable to cover their basic food needs. rising inflation and a sluggish economy have left more people homeless, culture, lopez, hota young reports this airport in argentina's capital is filled with homeless people. it's a snapshot of an economic crisis that's getting worse. the winter site is jorge newberry airport has become an unofficial shelter for people like louder. i'm would you see there's a lot of sleeping here in a few hours. they'll be more if you come at night, it's full of people. we come here because it's cold out here at least we can sleep . roxana gets a government pension of about $200.00 a month with an unexpected exchange rate. she often ends up with less. one local

charity says the number of people without a roof over their heads has sort 30 percent since 2019. to show up. i would love to little. if i pay rent, i don't eat, and if i pay for food, i'm on the street until you get argentine us. any will inflation reach more than a 100 percent? and february people have faced double digit inflation for years. but this is the 1st time since 1991. it's been a triple digits. the frustration is growing. earlier this week, protestors demanded a salary increase in line with the rising cost of living. families say a government deal to restructure is $45000000000.00 loan with the international monetary fund has yet to filter down and make a difference back at the airport argentinians like elizabeth say, they feel forced to leave melia. i think that because i'm going to france,

i found a job there. here the situation is difficult. my salary is not enough to pay rent. it doesn't matter how much they raise my salary. inflation is too high, number goes up, but she's among thousands of argentinians who decided to leave hoping one day if things get better to fly to that same airport and get back home. katia, a little priscilla again al jazeera, a work from home order has been issued in chung my after the ty city was ranked as the world's most polluted on friday. smoke from forest fires and burning crops double has blanketed the popular tourist destination. levels of the most dangerous air particles are 66 times the world health organizations. annual guidelines. climate change activists fraud holiday traffic to hold in switzerland by glueing themselves to a highway. they blocked the main route beneath the out the demand. urgent action

against global warming. switzerland is warming at more than twice the global rate. hundreds of catholics in nicaragua have participated in a good friday procession. despite the government ban the marches were prohibited for unspecified security reasons. president daniel ortega cut ties with the vatican last month after the pope described his government as a crude dictatorship. in 2018 catholic leaders had sought the immediate drink anti government protests. and pope frances meanwhile, has missed the annual good friday procession because of cold weather in rome. it's also the 1st time the pope hasn't presided at the way of the cross service since he was elected in 2013 hope frances did attend the passion of the christ celebration that the vatican, 86 year old was discharged from hospital last week after receiving treatment for bronchitis ah.