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both now states their greatest threat ah, climate change witness. take his 1st stop me on al jazeera, we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world, sentimental handy take. it will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to years. ah, both sides in sedans, conflict agree to a 24 hours, seize fire starting in the next few hours. i personally prefer that we tight from hunger and we die from bullets, and i'm from pompey. people in khartoum, shelter and basements, is the fight for control, continues at street level. ah,
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i'm sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up for a prominent officials from tennessee as main opposition party are arrested hours after police detain its leader. us journalist, even gush coverage, loses an appeal against his pre trial detention hearing in moscow. ah, we begin in sudan where the military and rapid support forces of agreed to a 24 hour seize fire. pause in hostilities is set to start 2 hours from now. these alive pictures. smoke has been blowing across the northern parts of the capitol. the un says more than a 185 people have been killed in fighting since saturday. many people have
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been unable to move around the city since the fighting broke out on saturday. that includes $809.00 students at the university of con, to have been trapped in their school library for 90. 3 days. morgan has more from cartoons when you look at the record, just over the past 2 days when the 1st fire was announced on sunday and then the 2nd on monday both did not last. people were not able to leave their homes. and even now ahead of, that's the fire that was agreed upon by both 5 following international pressure. there is intense air strikes so intense that the building where we're at, we are forced to see in the basement for safety reasons. so it's not clear if both sides will actually adhere to the sci fi that they are top command has agreed to the intent as strikes ongoing. we can still hear happy artillery being fired, anti aircraft, and how's being fired at the fight? it just better flying overhead, and we can still see that there are some smoke coming out from some parts of the
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capitol. hard to my specially the southern parts with clear that these 2 are determined to fight until the point when the sci fi is supposed to come into effect with both sides wanting the upper hand. when that piece, fire comes into effect for dance, humanitarian situation even before the fighting, thought it was already dire with a 3rd of the population in need of assistance. many people did not expect this fighting to happen, so they didn't have extra food. they didn't store water, many people in residential areas who we thought we spoke to say that they're out of clean water to drink, that they're out of food and they don't know what they'll be having for if carried because the whole month of ramadan and people think that they've been out of electricity for 4 days now. so most of the food that they had in the fridge is no longer usable for them to be able to cook up the guy that lives in khartoum with his mother and sisters, doubtful about whether the sci fi will hold. i don't think any of those happening as you can hear. now there are some shots being taken and i think they're trying to
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use each and every hour before the fire having troubles and water, electricity, food, everything, the connection between peoples getting low. therefore they're getting shut off. i got doing this while they're engaging while they're engaging. we actually gotten nice people like they're actually going out, getting their stuff up that the bullets over their head, they don't have like they have no other choice or to buy and sell their houses. so they have to go out and get their food, especially in the month of ramadan. you have to go get a lot of stuff besides that. so people are just stacking up supplies, backing up supplies, and flies, i'm beginning to run out. so it's pretty visual situation. there's noticed there's no auto just trying to 100 out of citizens. so they're, they're not, i know support from no police, nothing just having a fight their living has died. and that's what's going on. done right now. they're
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struggling, struggling together. the 1st 4 days. so right now you're not finding a lot of struggle code like there's still some supplies as well. some people to have electricity have diesel, they can charge it, generators, but then if it is being continuous 1st, the forty's, i think we're going to be losing a lot of people. the international federation of the red cross and red crescent society is head of delegation in sudan for the i was describes a dia, humanitarian situation. the truth is that at the moment, it is almost impossible to provide in human services in their own. they are quotes from various organization and people trapped, asking for evacuation. for the past 4 days, people are been out of water. food, electricity has been rationed in someplace. it's totally disconnected. police in tennessee, i have arrested 3 prominent officials of the main opposition party hours after detaining its leader and raiding its headquarters crush that i know she's
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a main opponent of president chi size. he's been accused of orchestrating a power grab after he's suspended parliament 2021. in ron con has more a hastily arranged news conference denounces the arrest of rashid belushi. he's one of the most vocal critics of tennessee and present case side glue. she is an order party has joined forces with others in opposition to call for his release. well, the conversation was low on the rest of russia, of a new. she is an intensification of the policy of abuse and targeting of political opponents. and this is one of the many stages that preceded it, including targeting activists and politicians. his daughter says the arrest is a political witch hunt since the crew. my father has it, and he did 9 time summoned for interrogation, which i be willing me accented himself. i 9 times for leaky, a leaky mitigated and abrogated childish,
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and the rest warned accuses glenitia of what it calls inciteful statements. he was brought in for questioning, while police searched his home on the orders of the public prosecutor. several senior opposition figures had been arrested in recent weeks. they accused president side of a qu after he suspended parliament in 2021 and moved to rule by decree. before rewriting the constitution. 81 year old rashid gunners, he had been in exile in the 19 ninety's and returned during the turn is in revolution of 2011. since then, he's faced repeated rounds of a judicial questioning for party finances and allegations of foreign terrorism charges he and his supporters deny him wrong. hon. oh, to 0. us journalist steven gus coverage has lost an appeal against his pre trial detention hearing in moscow. the wall street journal reporter was arrested last month by russia security services on espionage charges. the us says he's being
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wrongfully detain. joseph giovanni jones is now from moscow. what happened in court? well, the 31 year old made a court appearance here in the capital earlier on tuesday, and his attorneys were hoping that he would be able to be released on bail. but so the judge denied that request. now he's been taken back to the 4 to vote detention facility where he will remain until his trial proceedings begin. the lawyer for evan curse, cabbage pointed out that they will continue to fight, to try and get him released on some kind of a bill. even a house arrest would be something they were willing to consider as well. they say that keys maintaining his optimism wall in prison, and that he will continue to fight and maintain that he's innocent and he's pleading not guilty to the charges he could face up to 20 years in prison. here, if he is found to be guilty, he was arrested on march 29th in
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a city about 1800 kilometers east of the capital. you could turn berg where he was working as a journalist and the f. s. be detained him and accused him of carrying out espionage acts. on behalf of the u. s. government, the us ambassador to russia lind. tracy also spoke to the media following the court proceedings, and she continued to demand for his maintain that he is innocent. this is not the 1st time that a russian authorities have arrested a u. s. a journalist, but it's the 1st time in 37 years. this has happened the last time the u. s. reporter was arrested, was in 1986, but certainly the sensitivity and the security issues around this case are very much at the top of the agenda for the us ambassador who's been speaking with foreign minister officials around his arrest. right. thanks so much dosage about re russia has opened up
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a new criminal case against opposition leader and kremlin critic alex in the valley . it's the 10th criminal case he's faced. the valley is already facing up to 35 years in jail. the new case accuses him of this organization of penitentiary institutions. after a confrontation, a cell in a valley was taken to hospital last week with his spokeswoman saying, she suspected a slow acting poison behind his severe stomach. pain from the kremlin has released the video showing preserved vladimir putin visiting to army posts in russian controlled areas of ukraine. the trip is the 2nd visit by booth and talk you pied areas in ukraine since march, travel to how to song. then lou hands booth and spoke to military leaders about the combat situation in the southeast cranium preserve allotted, muranski has visited the heavily shell town of, of div guy in the countries east. that ascii rallied troops. there is fighting
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continues against russian forces frontline town of bar, which is under 2 hours from andy of cow. he spoke with soldiers about the situation and by fulfills, gave out towards g 7 foreign ministers have concluded a 3 day meeting in japan, promising to stand together against war crimes, including russia's invasion of ukraine. their final communique will be used as a template for next months. g 7. lee. the summit from mcbride reports from kerry was our this meeting ended with a strong condemnation of russia for its continuing war in ukraine. reaffirming the g seven's commitment to sanctions and stopping moscow getting weapons from 3rd countries. with the g 7 nations accounting for much of the heavy weaponry now being prepared for the long anticipated counter offensive against russian forces. this
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was the message of unity. now, as ukraine prepares to launch a counter offensive to take back its land to liberate its people and occupied territories to stop the missiles, bombs and drones which continued rain down and civilians. we stand with ukraine. the foreign ministers also called for greater action to counter the growing influence and power of china and the indo pacific, with a strong message of support for taiwan, which china seas as a break away territory. and that it's threatened to take by force if necessary. as the only asian g 7 nation, the host japan fears if russia can act with impunity in europe, china can do the same here. rashonna could i not to the security of europe and the security of the indo pacific are inseparable. and i have a sense that ukraine's crisis could be east asia to morrow and has also been promoting nuclear disarmament at this meeting hoping to advance its non
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proliferation goals when it hosts g 7 leaders at their summit in hiroshima next month. the location of the world's 1st atomic attack. it may seem fanciful that a time of growing international crises, even to expect nations to consider disarmament. but according to the japanese hosts, it is precisely because of the escalating conflicts that the existence of large nuclear stock piles. so in perils the world and there's never been a more important time to give up those weapons. rob mcbride, al jazeera caraway's, our japan, 3 people have been killed and more are missing after a landslide in northern pakistan, near the afghan border, a highway near the town of tall home was hit before dawn on tuesday. come on high, the reports from his son that a landslide had crossed a major crow thing into uh ron or don through the fiber bought according to the old
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daughter. deed lightning. and thunder storm and dead air triggered a landslide are which of course led to several trucks being caught in dad, are bought of the landslide. they're about 20 drugs in all rescue efforts are still under way. it is important to know that the door come come in, a lead been under repair, and they did an expansion program going on. which of god, which means that most of their drug have to wait for several hours before their gate were given. permission to get near that border, grunting, so indeed, a matter of good son, but god, this is a major arterial root into one. it's dawn that did a landlord country. it depends on import to pakistan. and budget on also depends on import from of one is done so of course they will be delayed and died. but the rescue efforts are underway. heavy equipment is being used and it is expected that this particular highway will be open within the next several hours. still had on al
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jazeera picking up the pieces restoration begins at the a lot. so most compound, often violent israeli raids. ah got a minute 15 to bring you up to speed with your weather. so let's go in pakistan. there was a land side in the north of the country, that's where this concentration of rain is falling from islam applaud to the horse and that is set to continue on wednesday. this energy is pointing to the northwest of india. so that's lowering temperatures in punjab state, for example, on routes are at $32.00 degrees still that heat in the northwest, the northeast is wall, so calcutta at 40 degrees, but with a cubit x at one point on tuesday, it felt like 53 that also continues on wednesday,
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some sundry downpours in singapore, across the causeway into malaysia as well. if i take you to indo china with that rain is scooting away, so temperature is are coming up in pu, catch, and bangkok, but it is a washout in southern china out of rain fall in here. it's pouring in to tie wine over the east china see this will eventually it gets way into japan over the next little bit, but for now a downright summer feeling in tokyo at 26 degrees. this is a forecast on wednesday. i want to show you thursday is at rain impacts reaku islands and just starting to clip that southwest corner of q chew islands. so uh what day to come in cargo shima with a high of 20 degrees on thursday and now he her up to date. we'll see you soon. take her. ah, the jump into the screen. hen percent of the population globally is responsible for about 15 percent of carbon emissions. showing the debate. people have already lost
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that line. people. how close to that culture. people have to have your say, want to broaden this conversation by bringing more voices into it live on you to people commenting. i want to know that jackie for not headed directly over 3 did. with this on al jazeera. ah ah, watching al jazeera time to recap our headlines now. the warring signs in sudan of agreed at 24 hour seas fire starting at $1600.00 g m t. the u. n says more than 195 people have been killed in the fighting between the army and the rapids. support
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forces paramilitary, police into nicea have arrested 3 prominent officials of the main opposition of the hours after detaining its leader. a lot of the leader all should get on new. she is a may the poland, fraser coast. cy, us journalist even goes coverage has lost an appeal against this free trial detention at a hearing in moscow. the wall street journal reporter was arrested last month by russia security services on espionage charges. as return to our top story now in the fighting in sudan between the army and the powerful paramilitary rapid support forces, the un says more than a 185 people have been killed in the fall days of fighting with 92000 injured frailer. mohammed reports smoke covers the skyline north of sedans, capital after air strikes by the army against positions of the rapid support forces
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. fighting continues that cartoon airport, leaving a trail of destruction. satellite pictures show widespread damage after days of heavy fighting flights have been suspended, preventing international mediators from arriving 330 kilometers north of cartoon morrow we air base is still being contested by rival military forces. with fighter jets destroyed. the battle has intensified between sedans, army, and the biggest and most powerful paramilitary army chief of dull fighter, albert han, and his deputy homage ham don, doug low, who leads the rapid support forces had been in charge of the country since 2019. but they disagree on hell to restore civilian rule. it's unclear who now has the upper hand with fighting around the general command military headquarters. rapid support forces released footage purporting to show its troops gaining ground with its soldiers at the security services building rock rock. but after the army took
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back control of state tv on monday, it's called on the r s. f to turn themselves in. they said that it is not in the interest of our homeland to have its own countrymen currying arms against one another. therefore, we call them not to be part of this conspiracy to lay down arms and turned themselves in. and then let's see if they will consider joining the ranks of sedans, armed forces, cartoon, and other cities are now battlefields with tanks, rolling through the streets and dead bodies strewn across pavements, medical staff, a warning they can't reach the injured because hospitals are under attack. there's not enough medicine, food or water with power cuts. generators are operating at critical levels, but some are venturing out to find supplies loop gone to do, but we have bought 6 bags of noodles to fact and $33.00 people for one beat that is also salt and kick. the cake will expire tomorrow, so he can have it for dinner tomorrow, which is good news is a global push to find diplomatic. resolve. the u. s. is urging the boring sides to
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end hostilities. i made calls to a general so brohannon, mary urging them to agree to a 24 hour ceasefire to allow a sudanese to safely reunite with their families and to obtain desperately needed relief supplies for now with unclear if the 2 generals are willing to heed these requests as their capital city continues its descent into a war zone, were healing mohammed al jazeera to israelis have been injured in a shooting and occupy these jerusalem israeli police said the suspected attack. open fire on a vehicle in the shirt, jaw neighbourhood where there have been tensions between palestinians and israelis . settlers and sir is ready forces say they're searching for the suspect. they've surrounded a building in shaft, gerard, where they say the weapon used in the shooting was found. meanwhile, at least 6 palestinians have been wounded in israeli raid on
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a refugee camp in the occupied westbank city of jeanine, palestinian health ministry says the individuals are in a stable condition and being treated in nearby hospitals. work is now on the way to repair the damage to the centuries old alex, a mosque in occupied east jerusalem of a violent confrontations in the compound when his railey forces beat worshippers. early of this month, hud abdel hamid has more from occupy the east jerusalem. oh, during these last days of ramadan, and oxer compound becomes a beacon of quiet a place where palestinians loved to worship. oh, just spend the day. it's been 4 years since. oh me how was lost here? let me know, 9 of the 11 homeowner permitting to come here unless we got to permit and it's not easy. last time the soldiers came in and they were clashes with the men. we had to leave, it was all say, ramadan, i get fat when i see the soldiers between people,
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i can't explain the feeling and fight. in the cone of the compound restoration work is underway, fixing disdain, glass windows, that were broken during an incursion by israeli forces to evacuate the mosque. this video shows how they 1st break the windows and then love stun grenades at the worshippers below. fragments of colored glass flying over their heads. israeli forces come in with the ladder, climb onto the rooftop, and in a matter of minutes, the windows are shattered. now to repair any damage is much trickier because even if jordan is the custodian of the site, israel controls the type and the amount of raw material allowed into the compound at any given time. a seminar had that was the team for 6 hours for attempting to fix at tile in the courtyard. he's the director of the restoration committee,
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and the bus does look public. if i'm a tile, sherman anything, i notify the occupation forces that wrote the guys for security reasons. but each time there are obstacles. the 1st answer we case to wait until i evaluate that can take an hour several days or sometimes our request is refused. help on. this is not the 1st time the windows need to be replaced. the ottoman era originals were destroyed in a fire in 1969, but the replacements were also broken during prior rates. it will now take 6 months to repair each of the 3 windows destroyed this month. in a few days, axis for non muslims will resume ultra nationalists, israeli. jews will return to the grounds here, surrounded by police in full riot gear. the count, palestinians, enjoying now could end at any time picking up to pieces. restoring what has been broken has become an all too familiar part of the religious practice and daily life
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for palestinians here adapted hamid al jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. rescuers are still looking for at least 4 people in the northern indian city of cotton. now, there believe to be trapped under the debris of a collapse building. police say at least 4 people were killed and more than 20 others injured. when the 3 story rice mill have then round a 150 workers were asleep inside the building when it happened. now indonesia, military searching for 4 soldiers who went missing last week. they were part of a failed attempt to rescue a kid that pilot in papa province. new zealander philip mountains was taken hostage in february by armed separatist rebels. they say he will not be freed until indonesia acknowledges the independence of the region. in the news years military chief says one soldier was killed in the operation in our ambulance and now we had
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received information on the whereabouts of the kidnapped pilots. we'd hoped that together with the local people via we could establish communication and negotiate for the pilots release. that's what we hoped. but rebel shot as, as when we were trying to reach the location. an 85 year old man has been charged with armed assault in the shooting of a teenager in kansas city, missouri. 16 year old ralph, y'all was shots when he rang andrew lester's doorbell by mistake. he had gone to the wrong address to pick up his younger siblings when i walk the reports. yes, justice. that's what ralph y'all's family wants for the 16 year old who was shot an injured last week, yal had mistakenly rang the doorbell of andrew lester's house in kansas city, missouri. while trying to pick up his younger brothers, lester opened the door and fired on ralph yard. prosecutors have now charge lustre
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with 2 counts, including 1st degree assault, which carries a life sentence. we understand how frustrating this has been through the process. justice system is going to work with this case. we approach this one objective or joining community members outside the house where y'all was shot. his family is grateful that he is recovering from the stories that you normally here, right now, he is alive and he's healing. the case has outraged many across the united states, including the white house president joe biden called yal family, offering his support, while vice president, kamala harris said on twitter, no child should ever live in fear of bringing the wrong doorbell. the prosecutor,
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in this case, has determined the shooting was not in self defense and says, it may have been racially motivated. my message to the plate. ah, it doesn't matter what you love. which money every one. so to proceed. there have been rallies in the state. speaking out against gun violence and demanding justice for yal, many have questioned why the suspect wasn't arrested and charged immediately after the shooting. but for y'all's family, they said they're just happy to have him home. lena barclay and just either to the galapagos islands now where there's been an exciting new discovery of a pristine cold water reef. deep under the waters stuffing. becca has more
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newly discovered ancient underwater world. it may not look like the vibrant, colorful coral of times past. but these are said to be in perfect condition and exciting discovery by a scientific expedition off the coast of ecuador. as galapagos islands, no m a think on throttle. we have not found reefs of this type in such extensive and developed deaths. they are at least several 1000 years old if not more, and are in pristine condition, which is very important on the global level. many of the deep systems are the gray that for hundreds of years by different types of human intervention. the reef is round to kilometers long and 400 meters deep and hosts and abundance of marine life . the discovery was made with the help of this deep sea research submersible called alvin, which goes down hundreds of meters. no spend any day, sorry, martha setting. it's allows us to know more about these on known habitats as we all
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know. it's very difficult to obtain information for more than 40 or 50, or even 60 meters deep with these tools or this technological equipment will be able to access this information on a flight. the discovery is the 1st of its kind inside the galapagos marine reserve . it is believed this reef has been here for many centuries, supporting potentially unique marine life deep under the ocean surface. and far away from our damaging actions. stephanie decker or j 0. ah. take you through the headlines now. the warring sides in sudan have agreed on a 24 hour seas fired to take effect at $1600.00 g m. t for un says more than a 185 people have been killed. since the fighting between the army and rapid support forces began on saturday.

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