ah, through the eyes of those who are losing hope every day our dreams are becoming blue. democracy, maybe democracy for sale on al jazeera. we don't simply focus on the politics of the conflict. if the human suffering that we report, we brave bullets and bomb, and we always include the views from our sites, talk the law will the law, when with neither side, willing to negotiate is the ukraine war becoming a forever war is america's global leadership, increasingly fragile. what will us politics look like as we had to the presidential election of 2024. the quizzical look us politics the bottom line. mm. ready ah, exclusions and gunfire incidence, civilians are caught up in the fighting at hospitals are struggling to treat the

route. ah, hello, i'm adrian again. this is al jazeera life and also coming up ahead of tennessee is biggest opposition. party is detained at its headquarters rated. it's the latest correct. on president chi, isiah to prudence kremlin critic is sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of treason. oh wow. proof as in france, as the president delivers his 1st address to the nation, since raising the retirement age, ah, there's been more fighting overnights and saddam where rival forces remain locked in a power struggle despite international calls for

a ceasefire. ah, the un says that more than 180 people have been killed, emboldened, 3 days of fighting between the sudanese army and the country's largest power, military force a far the 1800 have been injured in the violence and the capital cartoon. and all the cities, the u ends envoy to saddam says the warring parties are not open to peace talks. hospitals, homes, and power stations have been shelled al jazeera hey. morgan is in the courtroom. how to film airports and the areas around it where battle grounds on the 3rd day of fighting between the dance army and the biggest and most powerful barrow military force club exclusions as strikes and gunshots are hurried across the capitol. as both slides claim they're making advances and strategic areas. but details on the ground are unclear. with a release by the foot, denise military shows

a number of rapid support for his troops rendering their weapons and equipment. and to me, the army says it's resumed control of state tv and will use it to update the public . it also says it's re taken meta. we airport in the north, but that conflicts with claims by the iris have, which says it's meant still control the facility. what is that? this message is for all those who are seeing that middle, the airport is still under the control of the sudanese army. right now we are inside metal here port. as you can see, there is a plain kind us and we are station here until the victory. the r s f also says an army lead battalion handed over vehicles in the eastern nile. far as of hard to see them has been brought to a standstill. after attempts to open a humanitarian corridor field. fighting destroyed hard to main water station, raising fears of widespread food and water shortage is only one table. what about the left? this is a warm and only one. hand. everything is empty. you know,

the water bottles section looks the whole, the whole milk. everything is empty. here on the refrigerator, everything is nothing left for so given and hospitals have become targets. shilling on a lab and this clinic left several people injured and many to evacuate. doctors fate, they're running out of medical supplies. medic said, the reported numbers of dead are enjoyed. do not reflect the reality on the ground . that's because fighting industry makes it hard to reach hospitals or count the dead civilians remain trapped in their homes waiting for the fighting to and so they can feel safe again. a power struggle between army chief general abdel han and his deputy mohammed and then the commander of the recess, trig. the outbreak of fighting on saturday with neither side, willing to back down. while s tracks continue and the wearing sides show no desire

for talks. it's the people of sedan that are paying the heaviest price heap. morgan ultra 0 park home fed, abbas abo chavez, the vice president of the sudan doctors union. he says the situation in costume is dia dealing in the last couple base. the measure future has been thought they have been dealing with them each week said that there are other people any more besides the remaining or government functioning. because the power has been might have been visually or the medical institution in my functioning of the money. because as a doctor,

the other medical estimate would not reach the hospital because the major on my estimate. so i was privy to it. maybe some of them die here. a secretary of state anthony blank and the spoken directly to the leaders of saddam's wible forces calling for an end on saturdays and urging them to ensure the safety of civilians and aid workers. earlier, the un secretary general antonio garage condemned the violence warning of a humanitarian catastrophe. on diplomatic editor, james bass reports. the un security council is calling for an urgent c spar. although behind the scenes there are certainly divisions about how to proceed. the

council was brief, but the un stop official in cartoon vall capacitors after that close meeting of visibly todd. mr. pathos spoke to reporters at un headquarters by video link as the 2 sites who are fighting and are not giving us the impression that they want mediation or piece between them right way. mother, they are calling on the other side. you ah, yes i took you got to cylinders oh, your site gets bended. so does that doesn't sound very much hatnus to even jew and i will mediation efforts to succeed on short notice. mr. pathos says it's too dangerous for him to travel around cartoon. but he's in touch by phone with the 2 rival generals who he believes are both still in the city. i will be just saying it in public love it in

new york, the un secretary general has also had talks with each of the 2 men, as well as with regional leaders. the situation has already led to were and those loss of life, including many civilians, any further escalation could be devastating for the country and the region. i urge all those relief once over the situation to use it in the cause of peace, to support efforts to win the violence is thought ordered and returned to the best of transition de meditating. the situation to learn was already pre carriers and is now catastrophic. the african unions call for an immediate cease whereby the 2 parties, the 3 african countries on the security council of called for sedans, air space, to be reopened, so that mediators can travel there. the eguard group of regional countries wants to dispatch a delegation, the peace and security council of the african union of planning a field mission, and the chairperson of the african union, muso, fac,

he wants to go to cartoon to mediate. but for now, sedans, borders are closed, and in recent days, the airport has been a battlefield. for now, the u. n. believes its best hope is to expand its humanitarian pauses, and eventually turn them into a durable cease far. james bay's ours era of the united nations, egypt and self sedans say they've been in regular contact with the warring sides and are prepared to help with peace efforts with if i had a message to deliver. and i have said this to president silva here of south sudan. we are both ready to play mediation role between our brothers in sudan in order to reach a truce. this is still going on and we have endless cause between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces. we are in constant contact with them to encourage them on a cease fire, an end to the bloodshed of the sudanese people and reaching negotiations that leads to restoring stability once again. ready

ah, police have rated the main headquarters of church this year's biggest opposition party. it comes just hours after an actual party leader or she'd go, she was arrested at his home police. so he was detained for questioning on the orders of the public prosecutor. good. she is a main opponent of president k side. science been accused of orchestrating a power grab after suspending parliament in 2021. william laurence is a professor of international relations at the american university and a former u. s. diplomat to to in his ear. he joins us now live for washington. d. c. professor, good to have you with us. what do you make of the arrest of galucci? was something we have been seeing frequently since 2021. this is the 10th time it's been held and interrogated since the crew of the summer 2021. the question was,

you know, how far would they going to go this? we're hearing, they shut down the party headquarters and evacuated it. and this was all precipitated by a speech he gave a pensively on sunday night in which he said that shutting down the political opposition was tantamount to starting a civil war. and they're making bad that comment that he made into an active incitement. and that's what they brought him in again for the 10th round of questioning, but in a much more direct union way. on the 27th night ramadan, they came to a house before they were coming in the day and arresting respectfully, this was an affront. and this was to, to trigger and to instill fear in the political opposition, which is trying to get organized around opposing the president. you know, whether it will make the opposition stronger or weaker remains to be seen. but it shows a certain political and geopolitical ineptitude to do it in this way. in my opinion, he had the knocker party, which was the largest in parliament before case sire disbanded

parliament. yeah. and he was the president of that parliament, and he has more power of the constitution than this president who only had to portfolios defense and foreign affairs before he did the crew to take over. not only all of the executive portfolio, but the entire lar, entire legislative function and all of the judiciary that he grabbed it all for himself. and again, taking away those powers from the parliament, which itself was a product of near the deliberate calibration between the 2 nation part parties. this new constitution was written basically by one man to make himself all powerful . so here we are in this situation. you know how bad it gets, how quickly remains to be seen. this is something the egyptian advisors he has the palace have been telling him to do for a year and a half. now. he held off for a long time in really cracking down on the new she the man himself, in part because the algerians hold the new sheet in such high esteem. and they've

been bank rolling the technician, public sector for a year and a half. now, countries don't have bankrupting, they've been paying the salary, the union workers, and the jury in love with a new she because we played such a big role of the ending of the jury and war of 900 $92.00 to 2002 in which he gave a lot of the intellectual gravity tasks and intellectual ideas that led to the reconciliation between secular and islam is down jury. and, and you know, here we are 10 years later. and the technicians are doing what the algerian used to do, which is rejecting all forms of islamism and that cracking down on them at every opportunity sides got accused on power, grab what hope for democracy now in tune is here. is it dead? i'm sorry, the question broke up a little bit. i think you were asking about the democracy prospects in tunisia if i'm correct by. yes, he died long. slow death. going back to the coo of 21. we knew by early fall of

2021. when the emergency powers were no longer emergency powers, but just absolute powers, with no real emergency in sight. and this was prompted by the reaction to teenagers for response to the co good at the epidemic and his point of view and the worst, the economy. and he thought by taking everything over, he could make things better, and instead he made the economy worse. he may, colbert worse, pretty much everything you punch the made worse. and here we are now with usually only slowly realizing the getting rid of this bomb, the finish solve the problems they really want to saw. and they're getting worse, governance under and autocrat than they were getting under the parliament could still to professor manufacture date when he of lawrence that in washington, a rushing opposition activist and prominent criminal critic has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a court in moscow, but any kind of moser was convicted on charges of treason and spreading false information about the military. he was arrested

a year ago after denouncing the russian invasion of ukraine dosage. a berry reports from moscow wondering, as the verdict was read out loud mirror car mores and listened without any visible reaction convicted of treason spreading false information about russia's on forces and cooperating with an undesirable organization. his lawyer said car moore's aside as a verdict on the justness of his cause. it's a thrash me. this is terrible, but the very highest mental let me work as a politician, as a citizen, that this is how he perceived this verdict. when he heard it 25 years, self esteem even went up. he realized he was doing everything right. as hundreds of journalists packed room where they watched the court proceedings on screen. reaction to the verdict came in swiftly. nobel laureate, dmitri moore, a talk who was a witness in car. moore's this case told al jazeera, it was part of

a dangerous pattern that's emerge in russia since the war in ukraine began. but he gulf water, but it teach kim's sentences for political prisoners are handed down in the same way they were handed down during stolen times. these are huge sentences, 25 years of the lifetime of one generation of people. so we want to take an entire generation of the lives of russians who won't meet politicians like car mirza. the long time criminal critic was arrested last april under new laws passed 8 days after russia's invasion, restricting any criticism of the country's army. the russian british, former journalist and politician, is the latest of several of president putin's upon and still have been arrested. kara morris played an important role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for legit human rights abuses and corruption. lot in your car mores as attorney says, she'll be appealing this verdict arguing that her client has had no previous convictions and a health condition. so he will not be able to serve his term in

a maximum security facility. 99 percent of cases in russian courts and with convictions. there was no expectation that this one would be any difference door. so safari al jazeera moscow, china's economy grew at a faster rate than expected in the 1st quarter of the year. government data shows that its gross domestic product grew 4.5 percent between january to march. that's half percent more than widely expected shot as he can make. recovery has been on the scrutiny after the government abruptly abruptly lifted its strict 0 covert. pandemic restrictions. foreign ministers from the g 7 group of nations are expected to reaffirm the support for peace and stability across the taiwan strait as they hold a 3rd and final day of talks in japan. the meeting coincides with heightened tension . it with china following its military drills around the island last week. beijing seize the self governing island as a break away province. mcbride is following developments from resort town of color,

isabella. the intention that they end this on handshakes and smiles. they are a united front and give that impression, especially as when this session started. it was slightly overshadowed by differences. it seems between the french position when it comes to taiwan, especially after president emmanuel macros. comments about europe shouldn't always follow what the us does. that did lead to some concerns that that would disagreements behind the scenes. i think in reality, those disagreements probably do still exist, but it's better for the g 7 to put on this united front. also, when it comes to ukraine, they remain united in their sanctions on russia. had also determined that russia doesn't get around those sanctions. and also looking at ways of preventing russia from getting weapons from any 3rd countries, especially given recent reports coming out of ukraine from the ukranian that claim that in some of the russian may drones that they are now shooting down. they say they're finding chinese made components instead of the swiss made components that

the russians could no longer get. so there is a suspicion at that put possibly china might be supplying so called to dual use equipment. at the g 7 is determined that china will not be supplying weapon systems themselves. still to come on al jazeera, a court clears ambassador france, several plane crash in 2009 families of the victims say that devastated and u. s. federal agents on cover what they call secret chinese police stations in new york. how they were used to crack down a political dissent dissidence. ah, their spring has been showing its extremes in the u. s. and at the moment circulating in the northeast and east condos. what looked distinctly like

a return to winter it 6 degrees in toronto to feel cold. there might well be snow flurries recently we had flooding because it's so warm in minneapolis with the 12 degrees of course, but that's bit of a drop from the 30 you saw in a couple of days ago. and there's more wintery weather on its way through washington, oregon into the high ground in wyoming and montana. and the cold issue will spread down to northern california as well. so winter hasn't gone yet and it's going to go east was possibly bringing visit conditions briefly. maybe in north dakota south that is quite warm. the feet of waltz means more shallow develop in the great plains, but nothing too dramatic, at least until wednesday. also the rain in florida has been falling so heavily causing flooding in fort lauderdale will be easy, but there are big chows forecast for bermuda. possibly haiti, and bits of cuba. even jamaica, mexico looks much dry, not particularly warm exquisite. is it pleasant enough? 25 degrees. and in south america, i think we'll see a return to a fairly heavy rain in the northeast corner in french kiner as well, and fairly,

obviously big chows in paraguay and the southeast of brazil. ah. a meeting of minds. it's list deadly word. freedom, which has used to cover so many different things, the fan yoga, mainstream economics, if that happens in any other profession, they would all be fired. yeah, or not just fire, they would go to prison. musical innovative brian ino meets renowned economist hygiene chang. part one. i see a lot of hope. i see a lot of experiments going on in the world studio be unscripted on al jazeera. ah ah.

again, this is al serra, let's remind you of that. a news, the south, the u. n. system hold of 180 people have been killed in 3 days of fighting between saddam's army and the country's largest or military force. hospitals, homes and power stations windshield. eros, secretary of state johnson, blink and has spoken to the leaders of saddam's wible forces and urge them to call a cease fire. egypt says it's also in contact with the boring sides and is prepared to help. the p suffers a russian opposition activist in providence, kremlin critic has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. by moscow court vladimir cover bosom was convicted on charges of treason and spreading false information about the military. frances president, obama crohn is defended, controversial pension reforms in his 1st address to the nation, some siding them into law on saturday. oh

goodness for this bang, pots and pans in protest. a crone says he understands people's anger, but insists raising the retirement age by 2 years to 64 is necessary to keep the system afloat. france, a c months of strikes and demonstrations against the changes the plethora medulla had these reforms been accepted on evidently no emanuel, despite months of dialogue, a consensus was never reached it. and i regret it. tickled organize we must all learn lessons from this is warranty. they the tasha butler report south from paris . i'm just a photo is happy no on the street ever since i sent in my all my call davis the speech a little bit earlier. the police are out and forth. they're trying to move them. they're trying to make them leave, so they can re open the roads. but this is just some of the anger, though. we have been staying on the streets over the past few weeks and months since the beginning of i know my pension reform,

they say that even though it has been signed in to know that they will continue to pay. i know my book gave a speech in which you need to re, to why you decided to proceed this placement. right. i tend to refer, you said it was necessary to people who have known god from 62 things. people that live in young. he said that he was friends, people to move on, but he doesn't really look at the to do that to me. north, on the recent opinion on that some 3 quarters different people support with and certain such about like entre the families of victims of frances worst air disaster and say that disgusted entre court cleared air france from the playmaker, our boss of manslaughter. the farms were charged in connection with a 2009 crash and the atlantic ocean, in which $228.00 people died. that in barbara reports for the relatives of the

victims, it's a bewildering judgment. after nearly 14 years of fighting for justice, judges in paris, acquitted air france and manufacturer air boss of involuntary manslaughter. they listed a series of negligent tax by both firms, but they said there was no proven causal link with the air bus a $330.00 crashing into the atlantic ocean in 2009. it's left many relatives feeling betrayed by half a single though she i feel it's deeply unfair. i think a lot is broken because we've heard the word responsible and we've been told mistakes were made multiple mistakes, an air bus and air france. if i can salvage this officer will fight and there were commitment of more than 5000. they've started on june 1st 20 or 9 to find the truth and condemn the confederates as been in vain, but, but were coming found as been legitimate. for 2 years after the crash,

they brought wreckage and bodies from flight 447 to shore than a 2011 remote submarines discovered the flight recorders. they revealed a terrifying chain of events after the plane flew into a severe storm. i was after leaving rio de janeiro bound for paris. external senses had froze and giving the pilot's confusing speed and altitude information, and the auto pilot had disengaged after repeated alarms. the plane went into a stall and crushed into the ocean. last year's 2 month trial, the 1st corporate manslaughter trial in france came after a previous ruling not to prosecute was overturned on appeal. initially, magistrates attributed the crash to pure pilot error, but victims group successfully argued the company should be prosecuted for failings in pilot training and plain warning systems. they've now avoided a maximum penalty of a quarter of a $1000000.00, which would have hurt their reputation if not their profits. the crash had a lasting impact on the industry leading to changes in regulations and training.

but the court decision has left the victims families distraught. nadine barber al jazeera in the or state of missouri. a man has been charged with 2 felony counts on to shooting a black teenager. incidents want brewton sanders city on sunday, the 18th 4 year old white homeowner shots, 16 year old ralph yal twice after he rang his doorbell. y'all had gone to the wrong house to pick up his twin brothers. so the protests are expected in the u. s. state of ohio, after a grand jury there voted not to indict 8 police officers over the shooting of jaylin walker 25 year old black man walker was shot $46.00 times, including 5 times in the back. after a car chase, in june, his death sparked widespread protests. police say that he failed to stop after they tried to pull his car over for a traffic violation. the grand jury panel found walker had shot at officers 1st before exiting the car, unarmed the f. b,

i is arrested to us citizens on charges of running a chinese secret police station in new york. investigate to say the men had been persecuting people, the beijing seas as political dissidence to mitree. but the danco reports this building in manhattan's china town advertises an acupuncture clinic and rom and delivery. but f b, i investigators say in 2022. it also housed a secret police station for china's ministry of public security. the m p. s. lou jang wang and changing ping both us citizens were arrested on monday on charges of helping establish and run it. the m p. s. officers who have been charged to day are not focused on preventing crime. rather, the complaints charged these impious officers with engaging in trans national repression schemes, targeting members of the chinese diaspora community in new york city and elsewhere

in the united states. the u. s. justice department says that in at least one case, lou and chen track down a chinese pro democracy activists in california under the direction of the chinese national police, and the men admitted to the elite in communication with a chinese official. this to on monday, prosecutors also unveiled charges against dozens of chinese officials for allegedly operating a troll farm harassing dissidence on line. the chinese communist party was attempting to censor politically sensitive topics that are unacceptable to the p. r. c. government, including the t n. m. in square massacre off the charges come as the d o j ramps up probes and to what it cools, transnational repression by oversee as governments to intimidate political opponents. in the us we cannot and will not tolerate the chinese government's

persecution, of pro democracy activists who have sought refuge in this country. in november, beijing denied claims of running police stations in the u. s. saying these are volunteer run organizations, helping chinese citizens with procedures like renewing drivers, licenses. a spanish civil rights group safeguard defenders claimed last year that there were dozens of secret chinese police stations in cities around the world. to be remembered unco al jazeera, iran's government to shut down more than $150.00 businesses for fighting to respect the country. strict dress code, which obliges women to wear head scarves, it comes to stays after authorities began using surveillance cameras to enforce the use of the job. the number of women defying the dress code is increased since protests triggered by the death of masa, a meeting in custody last year. she was detained for violating the rules and space acts as called off. the 1st launch attempt of.