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another attempt to end fierce fighting and saddam fails as the army of the country's largest arab latree group battle for paula. ah, hello adrian. this is al jazeera alive from dough, also coming up escaping the violence. saddam's capital 1000 is trying to get out of cartoon. as the fighting continues. at least 78 people die in a stampeded yemen. this capital they've gathered to receive charity handouts of food money. and survivors of the war and ukraine testify, the u. s. capital was politicians hold a hearing on allegations of russian war crimes. ah

ah, thousands of people are fleeing sedans, capitol, as a violent power struggle drags on despite multiple cease fire attempts, a full few military untrue steel between the army and the power military rapid support forces faltered on wednesday. at least 270 people have been killed and thousands injured in 5 days of fighting on to 0. have a morgan is in khartoum. explosion and gunfire shake hard to despite, as he's far announcement the fighting between the sudanese army and the para military rapids support forces shows no sign of the thing. the humanitarian cost is rising. hundreds of people have been killed and thousands are injured. health care services have been brought to a standstill. after heavy bombardment, hospitals and clinics are closed, leaving patients, untreated ambulances have been targeted, preventing them from reaching the wounded and special of darma had though the

doctors had to evacuate all the cases except the cases inside the intensive care units. there is a shortage and stuff medicine and oxygen in the hospital is witnessing a shortage in many things. even the doctors we have left the streets are eerily quiet. people say they're afraid to leave their homes. they've been dealing with straight on fire. others have been assaulted, highly doth, man's mother was killed by shrapnel. it was, i should have had a house in the living room, trying to take shelter over there. when a sudden mercer of land, they dried oxide their house, and she, she call one of the shock knowles that came from the mortar and died almost immediately with no pos to the violent sudan could face a growing hunger crisis. 3 attempts at a ceasefire for people to be able to leave their homes and stock up on basic

necessities have failed. and in the 1st hours of the 4th attempt, heavy artillery fire can be heard in parts of the capital. many have lost hope of the fighting coming down soon and are now focused on finding ways to leave her to him to safety. those who do venture out are trying to talk up on basic necessities . the violence is a power struggle between army chief i've been for the hon and ma'am attendant, a girl who commands the rapids support forces once allies. now the 2 generals disagree about when and how the paramilitary units will be integrated into the armed forces. the last barrier and the ship to a civilian lead. government model got a little how long the dust all the dreams of the youth and the sudanese, that evolution illusion that started peacefully. his now became a fight. i'm disappointed both general say they're committed to the transition agreement and are blaming one another for the escalation. just weeks ago, there was

a sense of hope that long running negotiations had succeeded. but now sudan once again faces an uncertain future. he will morgan all to 0 to me. i made halla falla is from the tough institute for middle east policy. he says that many people in the capital and trying to flee to safe a parts of the country. we get the sometimes to me about how to, to go to a nearby to get looked at because we have not been in the pipelines. i've been for the past in the past. have been for the past 4 days as we need to go out and get that in addition to food supplies. and so and i would have been seeing is a lot of the vehicle with, with people and clean the puzzle but also people, me on foot people just getting some lily and walking and trying to find. c a way of transport, do i see city see also videos i knew of so many families

who had too many of them managed to take you but a lot with. c you know, or even as they would try to pay people to try to get to a neighboring states, add or to downtown devious, who would even say where these to say to me at faith. and there isn't as much at high things going on as the movement of me or the thing is since july, you know, and i was location like we mentioned the military and courses and locations. busy where the support source in at g i located, we've been too bad for it also sees a lot of violence these days. but people yeah. trying to get in a bidding states that anything new for them. at the moment, chad's army has disarmed more than 300 sudanese soldiers who crossed the border.

chance defense minister says that it doesn't want to be involved in the conflict. the government, they are closed at border with sit on on saturday when the violence began. damascus, i want you this done it. on sunday we had the sudanese internal security forces enter our home. and when we learned of it, we had taken all measures to disarm them. we have 400000, more than 400000 sudanese refugees who have been with us since 2003. because if it happens again to morrow, you will see what consequences we will suffer in this country. this sudanese war does not concern us for them. it does not concern our citizens. so it's a war between the sudanese ah, at least 70 people have died in the stampede during a charity handouts in yemen. capital hundreds of people in santa had gathered to receive financial assistance and food. over crowding, been led to crush,

to disperse, the crown shots were fired, which witnesses say it a nearby generator causing an explosion. mohammed, our tub reports from santa this is a travel incidence that happened after 8 to 8 o'clock in the morning at night. people poor people got together in the distribution center for distributing financial assistance for 4 people. there were hundreds of people there waiting to receive their financial assistance. this, this is really has plus spark nationwide. andre, among people. this incident is the 1st of its kind to happen, especially as the last 10 days of the month of ramadan. and also i had of the, a full set. according to this, for the person of the ministry, he said that the 2 measurements have been detained because of this incident, the be calling all the medicine to know to case the wanted to do their financial

assistance. they should go to the, the, the, the government ministry and actually which is the one who should distribute it to people. usually emotions are distributed by themselves as the have that the like the trust of the government that they themselves mostly that they also divide the money between the government and also for the money that they would like to distribute by themselves in order to reach the poor people under the people who are in need. so this incident would, would require what was put on and maybe for this kind of distribution of a round, 17000000 people innate for assistance. and you know, because of the, because of the ongoing war and yemen, the united nations plans to whole discussions on granting recognition to the taliban in afghanistan, un deputy, deputy secretary, secretary general amena mohammed says engagement could lead to the group being held

accountable for its actions are diplomatic editor james bay's reports from the united nations. one woman's rights activist, as told me, she seething about the latest developments. the european diplomat said this is not what they understood was the you ends position. what we know is that there's going to be a meeting of special envoys to afghanistan that will take place in doha, in the next couple of weeks. and that meeting is going to be. busy cheered by the secretary general of the united nations antonio terrace. we also now know from a speech that was made at princeton university by the deputy secretary general of been in mohammed that there in the early stages of discussing the idea of offering recognition to the taliban. we hope that we will find those baby steps to put us back on the pathway to recognition. is it possible of no recognition of the taliban? a principle recondition. in other words, there are conditions. i mean, you know,

let's see. let's see what that does because that discussion has to happen. i mean there are some that believe this can never happen. there are others that say, well, it has to happen with the recognition. yes. the taliban clearly want recognition. and that the leverage we have, the recent decision by the taliban to ban female you and staff from working afghanistan, has caused a real concern here, united nations headquarters. and it's interesting this in addition to the comments from the deputy secretary general, the head of the you and development program recently raised the prospect of the un pulling out completely from the country. james bay's ouch is era of the united nations. russian state media is reporting that the ukrainian forces of killed 20 civilians in bark wood where there's been fierce fighting for months. rushing back to forces claim retreating, ukrainian fighters attacked for residential buildings 2 days ago. the reuters news

agency says that it's unable to independently verify the report. after months of lobbying, ukraine has received its 1st us made patriot missile systems. ukraine's defense minister says the delivery will make it sky is more secure, with the ability to defend itself against russian air strikes. patriots can target aircraft missiles, the distances of up to 150 kilometers. both chambers of the us congress have been holding hearings to discuss allegations that russian troops are committed. war crimes in ukraine, ukraine's prosecutor general testified that keith, as registered almost 80000 cases torture chambers. we have discovered approximately 20 such locations and even more unlawful detention facilities. all were 1000 torture chamber survivors submitted their evidences, survivors report that russian forces subjected them to different forms of abuse. including beating with sticks and robber batton's use of electric shocks. what

a boarding, stripping them naked threats of death or mutilation, and others worn out from out 0 particle haine who's on capitol hill. a fairly unusual hearing here at capitol hill because it began by showing a video from ukraine, interviews from people impacted by the war. and some rather graphic video of the carnage in the streets of ukraine. now this is happening on the house of representatives. this is a part controlled by the republicans. they called this hearing. now it's interesting because while the vast majority of americans say they support giving continued aging crane in some republican circles, that started to wave or so, this could be seen as a sign that some republicans tried to send a message to their own membership and their own voters, the most power from testimony came from a woman, a 57 year old accountant from ukraine. she detailed for the committee members. what she says happened to her in care song,

which was when they took me to the torture chamber and kept me there for 5 days. this was a terrible, i was beaten, forced me to undress, cut in my body with a knife, and threatened to rape and killed me. the committee also heard from you crate in lawyer who is representing the 16 year old boy, and she says was forced into russia eventually, making his way back. she said about 20000 children have been forcibly displayed from ukraine into russia. now the committee also heard from the prosecutor general detail, what he says is going to be about 80000 documented cases of war crimes that he is going to need help prosecuting in the years ahead. and some of the members of the committee also took the opportunity to say, this is the time for the bite administration to give you crane heavier weapons. and they can only not only just fight the war, but actually when it calling what's happening there, a genocide particle have al jazeera at the us capitol still to come on out here up

new zealand puts the brakes and exporting lives. animals move welcomed by whites groups, but denounced by farmers and we look at why the size of beached spark wells is becoming more common along the u. s. atlantic coast. ah, let's get going with your headlines for the americas. thank you for joining in while temperatures have fallen rapidly in the southeast of brazil. so whether alerts in play of hers was how quickly temperatures have come tumbling down. there has been flooding in ecuador pettigrew, and i think we may see some renewed flooding in columbia. we see that what weather round the northwest corner of brazil after central america and the biggest concentration of rain, has really been centered along the bahamas rate through cuba and haiti. and that is

set to continue on thursday. check this out for the u. s. we've got this warm feet of air coming up through the gulf of mexico that's clashing with cold air, rushing off of the rockies. so we're gonna see storms anywhere from texas right up to the mid west. and our biggest threats here will be some torrential downpours, running the risk of hail as well. and can't rule out a tornado down to the west. i think we're going to get into some blizzard conditions here through north dakota, manitoba province in canada. could see about 40 centimeters of snow by the time it's all said and done. it remains wendy, off the coast of the pacific northwest and western canada and for the desert southwest. here's a look at your forecast on thursday when the sun in los angeles with that top temperature of 26 degrees. and now you're in the now we'll soon take care. ah, the inequality, corruption, repression and drain ability. he just decided to cut to the piece of cake and

shoot. i'm on top. him entry lewis, the desperate state of democracy in lebanon. ah, through the eyes of those who are losing home every day are becoming blue democracy, maybe democracy for sale on al jazeera lou. ah, hello again. this is al 0 the made news, the saw another sci fi agreement, and sir donnas faltered the full form since of bottom power struggle. baganda gum fired. explosions were heard. as the sudanese alby of the rapid support forces,

power military group crackled in the streets. thousands of people in saddam of fleeing the capital, seeking safety and other parts of the country. did he? 300 people have been killed, unfastens injured in 5 days of fighting the beast. 78 people have died of the stampede. during a charity handout of the evans capital, hundreds of people had gathered to receive financial assistance. food authorities far shops to dispose of the crowd with the se, those shops, it'd be a by generator, causing an explosion. riley's up, it held it argentina's capital as people march to demand more subsidies from the government. the countries facing an economic crisis. inflation has talked 100 percent, sending consumer prices sky rocketing, making it harder for people to make ends meet. farmers are among producers scrambling to adapt to government attempts to prevent a deeper crisis is to raise a bo reports. this is held them i made. this makes a living him. when aside,

if he exports goes to other parts of the world last month for the 1st time in 3 decades, the countries inflation rate increase to more than 100 percent and that seals and there is lots of instability in the prices we pay and transport food and cross and different exchange rates. the government implements it gets very complicated. i didn't. tina has also been implementing exchange rate controls because of a shortage of dollars. people like this, i paid the official exchange rate that is much lower than the market value of the dollar. that government has been applying different exchange rates for different sectors to encourage producers to sell their products. the latest one is known as the dollar agro, that will benefit the rule in factory in this country. the main objective is to help replenish this countries impoverished coffers. but most people say that this is a temporary solution that won't solve argentina's endemic economic troubles. better

says government measures are not enough, but if you are in a vcr focus, there's only benefits a small group of people. there are so many dollars that i have lost track. it doesn't help small producers like us, but the big ones. and those involved in large agribusiness, the government is trying to grab dollars money in any way they can. at top export of 4 in corn, the country is dealing with a historic drought. it is having a huge impact on the economy, complicating access to foreign currency, enforcing yet another round of negotiations with the i m f over 44000000000 dollar loan network. you know, they're promised worry us very much and we inherited a huge debt with the i m f. but we were conscious to include a cause that if the coming situation changes for reasons outside politics, that we will have to rethink the program. and that's what we're doing now with poverty rate on the rise and financial instability economy say the situation could

easily deteriorate in the lead up to the elections. in october, i see a rate of inflation getting worse. the lack of financed inflation pressures, the degree of distortions that the government have to engage in order to postpone the adjustment has been getting deeper. argentina, productive factories struggling to cope with soaring, inflation, drought, and political uncertainty. for now, it seems no measure will have the impact that people in the country urgently need. that is, i will, i will, to theda when a fight if tubers. national assembly has ratified a 2nd 5 year term for president miguel diaz canal. the leader of the communist party, the only recognized political movement in the country on more than 97 percent of vote. it comes as the island faces, one of its worst economic crises in history. there's canal, address the economic challenges facing his government over the next 5 years. in many other light at geography, in the immediate future,

we must focus on food production, the use of idle productive capacities. the increase of foreign exchange earnings. the transformations required by the socialist states, enterprise, the efficiency of the investment process, the complementarity of economic actors. and the participation of foreign investment, all this is in order to increase the supply of goods and services and control inflation. remington in new zealand, the new law banning the export of live animals by sea, comes into force on april 30th. the decision comes 3 years after a livestock ship sank in a storm. 41 crew members and 6000 cattle died. adrian brown reports the rugged pastures of the manner were to one gunnery region where cattle graze. one last time before the start of a long one way, journey, meat and milk, our new zealand bigger knows the export of live cattle and sheep has been part of that trade for half a century. now that it's about to end,

ryan pearson will soon be out of a job. the son of personal there will be a 100 percent of my income. gone. ah, yeah, i have a wife and family support. so thats mortgage payments nearly. so for me to carry on for one karen, unless industry i have to go astray, i have to live life cattle exports earned new zealand more than 300000000 dollars last year. money that comes from a single customer. these cattle are destined for china's various breeding programs . helping to meet a growing middle class demand for beef and milk the trades controversial animal welfare groups in australia and new zealand have been at the forefront of campaigns to end while they maintain have been decades of suffering. it was the thinking of the gulf livestock, one during a typhoon in the east, china's c 3 years ago. that helped galvanized the movement more than 40 crew

members and 6000 cattle perished. act of his say the ban will enhance new zealand reputation. but concede, it won't stop other nations profiting from the trade. i think it could be a period of time with other countries, john pan to fill that gap. and that new zealand as lay bang. but you know, i would question what this is about the integrity of those countries and where they stand on animal welfare. ah, government figures show that of the almost 135000 live cattle ship to china last year. 64 didn't make it, which in pearson's view makes the ban a disproportionate response. that was a maritime disaster wasn't a, it wasn't an animal wealthy disaster. the disaster was in the sinking of the bars. the, the main opposition national party opposes the new animal welfare law and may

repeal it if it wins parliamentary elections. in october, adrian brown al jazeera new zealand record high temperatures have been recorded across southeast asia, china, and other parts of the continent. in india, schools and several states has been closed. the temperature in thailand has stopped 45 degrees for the 1st time. people have been warned to stay at home to avoid heat stroke. tony chang reports from bangkok. ripple is in bangkok celebrate the tiny new year with water fights that tradition amongst the beginning of the rainy season. but this year brought record temperatures. 45.4 degrees celsius, a new high even for a country accustomed to hot weather. outside the grand palace, a temporary rest buy from the heat to the birds and lots of umbrellas, but not a drop of rain in sight. i think it is a little bit hotter this year is very hot, this time of year and new way. the rainy season will come in a month or so,

but this period is hotter than the rainy season. the heat ways being filled all across south and southeast asia, bangladesh, his capital duck reached temperatures of 42 degrees celsius hotter than has been in decades. not so bad for those who can afford to retreat and doors into the air conditioning. but potentially life threatening those that count while millions across the region of feeling the heat as little government can do. knowing exactly where a wonderful population is and how to create measures that reviews and mitigate. the impact that we have we have on them is actually quite difficult to do in rural india, average temperatures of 5 degrees higher than usual for this time of year. agricultural workers have little choice. it comes to working under the glare of the sun. and even if they can find somewhere to shelter their land is baking, it is again present the temperatures have gone out considerably in recent years.

earlier, it would never go above $37.00 degrees celsius. now it goes up to $45.00 degrees. the heat is extremely harsh. i bodies, d, hydrogenated really to water. and so do my crops. the heat is so bad that even if you irrigate them, they are still dry. with the mercury rising, everyone's watching the forecasts and hoping for rain here and bank of the temperance is gone down to a relatively cold, 37 degrees. the question now is going to be, when did the monsoon rain start there? they don't come soon. it's going to be a long or something. tony chang out a 0 bank on the european parliament, is approved to ban on imports linked to deforestation. the landmark legislation includes coffee fif soi palm oil. and would companies that sell goods in the european union will have to prove that their products were not grown on land. the forest it after 2020 the movers or the sponsor backlash,

or some countries malaysia and indonesia. from accused the e. u. of blocking market access for their palm oil. wanna show you some live pictures right now. a rare hybrid total solar eclipse underway. it occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. the moon is just a little bit further away from the earth right now, resulting in what's called an angular eclipse, which will display any moment now of fiery ring of sunlight, but only lucky stargazers. so sky gazes rather on the western coast of australia. ah, we'll have the best view scientists baffled by a string of wild deaths along the us east coast. several mars blaming off shore energy project saying the noise created by wind farms could be a factor. but marine biologists on so sure was kristen salumi reports from new york . it's an arresting sight, a $32.00 ton. hm. pack, well stranded on shore,

but what used to be a rare event is happening with increasing frequency on the atlantic coast. at least 16 have been found so far this year. 9 of them off the coast of new york in new jersey. that's a long list. and we normally get maybe one a month, dr. joy. ryan burke is an expert in whale anatomy and volunteers with the marine mammal stranding network. they, under the auspices of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, examined the whales to determine their cause of death. researchers 1st began noticing an increase in hum bagwell das back in 2016 of the ones they examined. human interaction could be blamed and 40 percent of the cases that includes shipping strikes and fishing that entanglements. the research is ongoing, but some local lawmakers have tried to blame seismic studies done for offshore wind development, which has been scaling up to reach the u. s. government's clean energy goals. one,

where was the one as a rule. oh oh. oh, so yeah. to pursue, ah, yes, 0 and really surrounding the problem with that you are is that the whales that are washing up on sure, don't have the getting the south. so the idea that he sounds with disoriented whales is not, not making a lot of sense to someone, his biologist. nevertheless, she and others are still looking for evidence of everything from damage to wales, ears, to toxic food sources, and changing migration patterns. notice how it's the fact is, live hum back sightings, have also been on the rise. widened berg says an improvement in water quality may be bringing them closer to shore.