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thousands of civilians. please sit down as fighting between the army and a powerful power. military force continues for 6 day un. the appeals for a c spot for the eat festival, but leaders off the rifle military forces refuse to negotiate. ah, i carry johnston, this is alex, is there a lot from also coming up to people are arrested in yemen after that charity event caused a stampede. killing at least $78.00 people plus ah, space sex launch is the biggest and most powerful rocket ever bought. it explodes

when it's lisa. ah the you and is calling for an immediate cease fire. and saddam over the muslim eat holiday to allow civilians to flee the fighting between rival forces that has gripped the country. for nearly a week for cease fires, have failed to stop the violence between sedans, army and the paramilitary group. the rapids support forces who are battling for control of the country. at least 330 people have now been killed and thousands more injured. all parties to the conflict of muslim we are leaving. the very important moment in the muslim calendar. i think this is the right moment for a ceasefire to halt and this his fire is absolutely crucial at the present moment. i have been in contact with the parties. we believe it is possible,

but everybody must be united in putting pressure for the ceasefire to take effectively place. up to 20000 people have already fled sudan to seek refuge in neighboring chad when they are trying to leave a faring this maybe the beginning of a wider escalation. here, morgan has more from courtroom. ah, the threats of violence is now too close to home. days of fighting have left many sudanese, desperate, and afraid. thousands of people are leaving houghton i got here. we were told to get out any one who is able to leave. but we can't just sit around. we need to make a living. the army and paramilitary rapid support forces blame one another for breaking several seas flyers in recent days. the streets of the capital are seeing the effects of conflict. a lot of reports and pictures from people who also do

a lot of them that are military and some of them are some of them got drugs right by the people. so are there were from the neighborhood, but some of them are not during the lunch and gunfire. some people venture out to south up on food and water, but supplies are limited. and the united nations weren't a humanitarian catastrophe, is looming. many of the country's best hospitals are in harpoon where the most intense battles are taking place. there are few hospitals treating the injured and the number of doctors is limited. there's a lot of over crowding. that's even though a lot of wounded can't make it to the hospitals because of the fighting for some leaving isn't an option at least not yet. oh, the fema should city any kids i love when it's also real. you see children watching cartoons at home against a backdrop of air strikes. i was walking outside with a friend who's hosting me and we heard the sound of an attack. i asked her if

indeed it was an air strike. and she said calmly, yes, it feels strange that people are growing used to this type of situation. after years of political instability, who's and fighting sudan was on the verge of transitioning to a civilian that government. those plans are now on hold again. despite going through several civil worth since its independence, the capital had remained stable and far from the scenes of fighting and its residence, forced to flee. but if now where the sounds of heavy artillery, fire and explosions can be heard throughout the day, and where it's becoming harder for people to get water, food, and other basic necessities. and it's thousands of people leave their homes in search of safety. there are fears that the violence could spread beyond to dance borders. he but morgan there, putnam, catherine mahoney, is the global spokesperson for the un high commissioner for refugees. she joins us from new york now. welcome to the program. this is a rapidly changing situation,

but what's your understanding of the plight of civilians who are fleeing through don at the moment? no, absolutely. it's been 6 days of horror. and i think then, you know, you've heard the secretary general plead for an urgency fire, and now really is the time you know, for the last 6 days, those of us at the united nations and myself and the un wreckage agency. we've been calling for the protection of civilians and i think it's really important for people to understand. just, you know, what civilians are going on going through right now and who the civilians are. you know, we're talking about millions of sudanese people, go wash their country, become involved in violence, but we're also talking about more than a 1000000 refugees. so refugees being people that have already fled violence found safety and security, and sued and are now wrapped up in violence. once again, this is, this is all to see,

but also civilians. in this case also means humanitarians like my colleagues who are on the ground who have been hunker down. and i can tell you, there is nothing more heartbreaking for monetary and having to shelter in place and not be able to reach people who are in need of life saving humanitarian assistance . so this is a disaster for, for civilians of all types. and this is why we need an urgent immediate cease fire . we understand that the majority of those fleeing and arriving into a child, the women and children know what all the immediate needs. and is there actually in the provision to, to care for. absolutely. so in the last day or so, or in teams who dispatched to the border in chad and noticed some, 10 to 20000 sudanese people arriving across the border. now were very grateful to the government and chad for keeping their boarders open and for allowing people to see much needed safety. now, as you say,

the vast majority of these people are women and children with huge humanitarian needs. they've led, seemingly, you know, overnight with, with nothing. and we know that the urgent and media needs are what you would need if you had to clear house. we're talking about people who are sheltering out in the open. they need shelter, they need food, they need water, they need health care. and they also have seen these, or we're talking about children who have been exposed to violence. they need mental health care and they need social psycho social support. and now their teams are there on the ground, trying to assess their means, meet their needs, and also establish if more people are coming eastern charge had already been hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees. how much more of a strain will these new arrivals be that you know that that's a very good question. i mean it, it raises 2 points. since we need to make sure that those new arrivals get what they need without straining a government and

a state that is keeping an order open for that, we're very grateful. i think it's also important to recognize that there is more than a 1000000 refugees who has been living in sudan as well as more than 3000000 students . people who have been displaced within their country. so between the 2 countries we're talking about a pretty significant displacement crisis, and we need to keep that in mind as we, as we look at the situation in sudan, we're talking about a country that's been politically fragile, been dealing with, you know, security issues. so socio economic situations and we need to keep this in mind as we, you know, enter or days of fighting. as humanitarians are not able to reach people who need the assistance, we need to be able to keep doing our jobs and the fighting has to stop in order for us to do that. katherine mahoney from you and hcr. we appreciate your time. thank you. while 0 spoke to sued in these army,

chief of potter alba han, and the head of the rapids support forces 200100. they both say they're fighting for the will of the soon these people and won't stop until they succeed low. so i know, you know, that's a look and i mean, we need to decrease the dilemma violence. we need to make sure are fighting doesn't occur, and residential areas to avoid civilian casualties. we need the leaders of the rapid support forces to understand their position to stay outside the city and residential areas. i believe we do not need any international or regional interference because we are sudanese. people will reach a point that satisfies us last evening. so i cannot tell you this lie to end overnight. however, we hope and assure the sudanese people that we will in the special with the least amount of damage. we will not lay down arms until we take the old alms forces position and headquarters. and then we will listen to the will of the sudanese

people. how about the u. s. military is preparing for a possible evacuation of its embassy. stuff ensued on earlier the us state department spoke about the situation there at the briefing as if there is rosalind jordan was there or you were rested? i guess if they don't stop fighting, what is the us prepared to do in order to get to a cease fire? his main point to both of these generals continues to be urging to extend the currencies fire due april 23rd. that is what he has consistently raised with these 2 generals. specifically, i'm not going to get ahead of any actions that the us may or may not take. we are looking at a full range of options available and we are working with our partners to ensure the response is coordinated, inconsistent, ever possible. but our viewpoint is, is that the most important thing to happen right now is for the ceasefire that was

announced on april 19th to be extended. how long are the us as allies willing to watch the situation to terry rate, across cartoon, and north of the country? mean, it's basically all out war. now, i don't think we're, we're watching and standing by. we are engaging on this. we're engaging on this, as i said, on multiple fronts. one of them being of course, the safety and security of american citizens and our personnel. but of course, the other front being the calling for a cessation of violence with a clear understanding and evocation of the fact that there is not a military solution to this crisis. ah, 2 businessmen who organized a charity, dr. blamed for causing

a stampede in yemen. capital had been arrested at least 78 people died in the crushing sanara where crowds have gathered to receive cash handouts and food. i sham albert reports. ah, this is the moment of the stampede. in santa hundreds of people had gathered at a school to receive donations from a wealthy businessman. as the crowd surged, chaos ensued and many were trapped in a narrow alley. segments such, i even authoritatively hospital has received 7 to 3 people. among them are those who are in critical condition. there are 2 patients in intensive care and 13 other cases are in need of surgeries, local authorities, blame poor planning, the healthier who control northern yemen, including the capital, say the arrest to local business man, whom the accused or failing to coordinate with the police. clifford opened his wound were out of pocket while we want to investigate the unfortunate events and

find a solution to make sure it never happens again. this is a great tragedy. many of our citizens died. so of the end of ramadan, poor people often gather outside of the houses or businesses of wealthy people, hoping to receive money during the holy month. muslims are not only required to fast, but also to repent and show compassion for those less fortunate. witnesses blamed security forces for opening fire to disperse the crown, which they say caused panic, besides by years of violence and instability, yet it is one of the poorest countries in fortunate events that happen in fun are, is a harsh reminder that yemen remains as one of the worries, worst humanitarian crisis, it also reflects how acute and desperate the situation of the population is. we are talking about a country where 2 thirds of the population are relying on humanitarian assistance.

the stampede happen just days after the healthiest and saudi officials disgust a truce to end the war and reopen airports. hashem alba al jazeera trade unions in the burkina faso are urging for the release of people forcibly conscripted into the armed forces on wednesday. but literally the captain abraham tra, signed a decree, ordering the mobilization of people, aged 18 and above the presidency, announced it to help fight armed groups in the country. more than 10000 people have been killed in work in officers violence since 2015. a judge in turn is here has ordered opposition leader rashid minucci to be imprisoned for the edge of the plotting against state security. that's according to his lawyer. renewed, she leads the biggest opposition party in after and is a critic of president. k said he was arrested on sunday. present said is accused of

orchestrating a paragraph. buffy suspended parliament in 2021. while still ahead on al jazeera, ukraine's rightful place is in natal bonds declaration from native chief in stoughton, but on his 1st visit to ukraine, since russia's invasion and calls for great to cooperation between the u. s. and columbia. tv. this meet at the white house. ah, here's your headlines for the americas. thank you so much for joining in. we've got storms once again, flaring up through the texas golf state, running rate up into the u. s. midwest. ssl is pick up this story there and noticed temperatures have come up across the great lakes. here we're back into the twenty's,

d. c with the top temperature of 33 degrees. now we have had an unusual late season blizzard warning in the northeast of montana state. and for regina and winnipeg, by the time this is all said and done, could pick up to 20 centimeters of snow. yes, almost may, if you can believe it or not, for the desert southwest, we're seeing those temperatures come up. same goes in california as well. that's angeles with a high 31 degrees central america. the concentration of rain continues to be over the bahamas rate across cuba. and haiti, i don't think it's a question if we'll see flooding, but just where and how bad it will be. there has been flooding across the coast of ecuador, south central pe drew into the northwest of brazil. we've also seen some flooding in the now says wall, but if i take it to the southeast of brazil, it's all about temperatures. they've come crashing down. we've seen some snow on the mountain tops in the southeast of brazil, some showers to be found around patagonia, but not a bad day. and komodo riva davia with a high of 19,

we'll see you later. ah. the 1st commander of the lebanese army after independence from france, who took over as president at the time of crisis in a deeply divided country. 50 years after his death, al jazeera world tells the story of ed she, her architect of the modern lebanese states, the soldier statesman on a, j 0 lou . ah,

without this era reminder about top stores this out. the un is calling for an immediate humanitarian, c sparren's to don open and lisbon eat on the day for truce attempts have so far failed to stop a valid power struggle between sedans, army and the rapid support forces, power, military group of thousands, of trying to flee the capital cartoon up to 20000 people, so refuge and neighboring chad, at least 330 people have now been killed in the fighting thousands more injured. over the past 6 days, al jazeera has spoken to several residents about what's taking place across to dock . here are some of their stores. ah, i personally prefer that we try from hunger and we die. companies from a lot of people don't understand that there's no future

by both groups that are fighting to come out with future. ah, a lump us the way on the 15th of april, the morning or sunday at about 7 36 in the morning. she was actually out of the house, the living room, trying to think shelter over there. ah, you'd be all ready, begin. victor, as more than 4 people with we found in the stable, who are interested a lot of people with hurt people right here. so is it classes right not to meet because you can never know when his favorite with

all zeros to her or marty has more on the exodus soft people from the sudanese capital hadn't you but will not be ignoring? this is the largest assembly point for people traveling by road. the capital's main card and bus terminal. this place is crowded with people fleeing what they say feels like an all out war and the sounds of bullets and canons. each of them has a story about living. amid the fighting between the sudanese army and the rapid support forces. the conflict is terrifying for adults and children alike. a strong resentment is clear here among those seeking to leave the capitol and know what they're trying to take advantage of the announcement of a truce to leave the battlefield and confrontations and had for their relatives and loved ones. because bridges had been closed. escaping the capital can only be done from here for those who want to go to central sudan in the south. they say any safe

place is better to protect them from the evil of the fighting. every one i spoke to here appealed to both sides to stop this war for the sake of sudan. they wished for this announced truce, the aid truce to be prelude to an end of the war, and hope it will lead to dialogue on how to deal with this crisis. this is the expressed wish of many of those who want to leave the capital hot dorm through this vehicle terminal. nato secretary general yann's stalsen burger has made his 1st visit to keith. since the russian invasion, he told at president zalinski that he sees ukraine's rightful places inside the military alliance. the kremlin, responded st. preventing ukrainian membership of nato was one of the main aims of its attack. shall struck reports from keith with a handshake that will infuriate rashaw see. president vladimir zalinski hosted the leader of nato, yet sultan burg, for a meeting in cuba. and after all,

the gear of war still burg, carried a message that ukraine can eventually find a place in the western military alliance. let me be clear, ukraine's rightful place is in the europe land, thick family, ukraine's rightful place is in natal. and over time, our support will help you make this possible. is not the 1st time stilton berg has said this kind of thing. but the symbolism of him saying it in keith is powerful. the kremlin was quick to respond, saying that ukraine shift towards nato was one of the reasons why russia began what it calls its special operation in the 1st place. but for president zalinski, it's a moment of hope. take his banner and we interpret this visit of the secretary general. the 1st of the full scale war is a sign that the nato alliance is ready to start a new chapter in relations with ukraine. a chapter of ambitious decisions for the

law there, i urged the secretary general to help overcome the restraint of our partners in supplying some weapons, including long range weapons, modern aviation, artillery and armor. delaying decisions is time that is last for pace and this made the lives of our one is what zelinski will immediately get is more of this. russian designed mic 29 fly to jets, donated points, neighbor and later members, slovakia. they may be old stock, which fired from use my slovak year last year, but ukrainian pilots are familiar with them. and then go straight into services. ukraine prepares for its imminent spring offensive wood more immediate needs on defensive russian air attacks by missiles and drones continued. 8 civilians were killed in this attack on the eastern city of sla vance last week. the crane and air force command now admits that it leads more emulation, but air defenses. nato members of other countries gather in ramstein and germany on

friday and present. zelinski requests are very clear, more modern western kit and longer range weapons that so far ukraine's allies have been reluctant to supply, but time is tight for ukraine, with the so called spring counter offensive expects it in the coming weeks. john stratford al jazeera keith u. s. president joe biden has host to the columbia in the present. gustavo petro, the white house, the 2 leaders, discussed climate change, migration and columbia's don't run in conflict with rebels for true. who took office in august last year has been highly critical of washington's war on drugs. joe biden says more can be done to deepen corporation against drug trafficking on white house correspondent, kimberly how could, has more. both us president joe biden and columbia president, gustavo petro, sat in the oval office, acknowledging that it was important to deepen their friendship for variety of

reasons, even as they have differences to overcome for the us. it is an interest in making sure that china does not deepen its grip on latin america. given that china is a u. s. adversary on the part of columbia, it is making sure that it can expand its economic relationship with the united states, particularly when it comes to the area of renewable energy and expanding private sector investment. the columbian president wanting to make sure there is a future that does not include coal, oil, or gas, but they do have differences to overcome, particularly when it comes to drug policy. the columbian president believes it's important to protect the small coca farmers. the united states disagrees and this is where these 2 men will have to overcome their differences as well as when it comes to venezuela. the columbian president believes that when it comes to

venezuela, that it is time to end the isolation of venezuela leader nicholas maduro. he has since had bilateral meetings and is calling for the lifting of sanctions. will you as president joe biden disagrees? kimberly. how can al jazeera the white house, the criminal charges against hollywood act, alec baldwin over the death of cinematographer, helena hutchins ought to be dropped. baldwin face 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter after the shooting on the set of the movie rust. in october 2021. he said the gun went off accidentally and had pleaded not guilty to both charges. twitter has started removing legacy blue takes from verify the counts. the social media giant is now charging individuals and companies $8.00 a month for the verification. twitter had about 300000 verified uses under the original blue check system. many of them journalists, athletes,

and public figures. c o it on mosque says the move will reduce the number of fake accounts space ex has launched the biggest and most powerful rocket ever made in a landmark test. but it didn't go according to plan 2 hobbs of the on cruise stone ship failed to separate as planned and it exploded 4 minutes off the blast off crashing down in the gulf of mexico space x official still declared the mission of success as it might be 1st time starship and its massive booster walk it had taken to the skies. when baker has more on the test flight. first, the race to space was just about getting there. now it's about getting a lot of people or a lot of heavy equipment off our planet at once. resume that at least it is for

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