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a collection, a sense of community on a, just on the account for reporting exclusive stories explosive results, which is 0 investigations. the wrong confirms that prison, the swamp involving a rainy and then us prisoners is going ahead the on site me say that this is alan 0. live from the coming up, a face off in the hague rusher objects to the un quotes jurisdiction in the genocide case broke by ukraine. the written task of identifying victims of floods
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in libya with thousands of people are still missing the and back to the small can you demanding? and then also do we perform? it talks of the major prison, the swap between the us and the wrong is on the way up to 2 years of in direct negotiations to around is freeing 5 rainy and americans at washington says the non justly detained the u. s. is expected to release 5 it right, the ins from it's jails, amman, casa, and switzerland. the role play the pots in facilitating negotiations between iran and the us. 3 of the 5 american presidents have been named. they all face challenges of espionage in iran. they and their families deny that charge though
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into and 5 it radians, washington accuses, are secretly working with the wrong will be released. they include the political sign and as a college professor and the next ball to the us released the rain in funds that were frozen in south korea to without money. first went to switzerland and then the cost of $6000000000.00 of rain the, the old revenue is now in the bank account in the us says only to that wrong can only use the money rather for humanitarian needs. a mon con has more from dell 100 international airport where the prisoners are expected to arrive a let me just show you where i am right now, but does the international airport, the plains likely to arrive on that roadway over that? what it will text you to perhaps we have that plane, you can see from that the free prisoners will be taken into that terminal building . just over say, this all began when $6000000000.00 of iranian funds were released to
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a category by cam. but even that was complicated, those funds with ease in south korea under sanctions low by the american stay within, transferred under this deal to switzerland, switzerland, and transfer. those funds to castle own receipts the prison, the exchange was allowed to take place. this $6000000000.00 is actually very controversial within the us. republicans the same. it's effectively a run the some payments for the prisoners, the button administration site. it's not to run some payments. this is simply the only way to get these prism is free. now when the in that terminal building, they'll meet with that kind of represents. this is the category delegation plus the u. s. embassy, hey, and members of the state department, once that happens, they're likely to go fairly quickly back to you in the united states, where if previous present exchanges, anything to go buy, they'll be given the medical evaluation and a security debrief. and now prison, right? you see has been speaking, he says that the press, the prison is all in good health. and that this is
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a good deal for all sides. but it's also a controversial iran once again, it comes down to that $6000000.00. iranians are only allowed to access those funds for humanitarian reasons. now, present, right, so you said these of these funds for the benefit of the around your people for the american site. if there's any hints that the funds are being used for, say, for example, weapons purchases and they lost the categories to cut off those funds. that spring in our white house correspondent, kimberly how it gets, talk about the reaction in the us. so the deal is attracting a lot of criticism from the republicans, right. a yeah, there are a lot of conservatives in the united states, a who on capitol hill and just the american public who feel that this may not be the best deal for the united states for a number of reasons. they feel that the united states maybe conceding too much, this may in fact be encouraging more the tensions of americans. this could put
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american troops at risk in the middle east and around the world and even boost their ronnie and economy. and so this is getting a lot of criticism, particularly by republicans on capitol hill, who feel that this is the wrong deal to be making right now. but the body ministration is very defensive and is a swing and coming back saying, but the alternative would be for these americans to be spending the rest of their life in prison. and so what they're saying is that they have the opportunity to strike the steel. and so in the words of the administration official, they said they seized this opportunity to bring these americans home. they defend the saying that what they're doing is they're not listing any sections and really what they're doing in terms of this uh, $6000000000.00 of unfrozen funds that is being returned is that this is money that belong to the iranians all long. and that this is for, to have
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a significant amount of oversight, but the bottom line and all of this is that these are americans that they feel that the bottom line is, is that if this was a member of your own family or, or anyone else, they would want to see them come home and that's where the priority was for this. president's kimberly, is there any, have any optimism that maybe this could lead to further negotiations? it really is a binding ministration to seeing this as a completely separate issue. they don't see this is any way of jump starting a nuclear tox is reviving. discussions to, to jumpstart the j. c p. o, a quite the opposite. they see this as, as really a completely separate issue. and they highlight the point of just last friday. the fact that the by the ministration was once again highlighting but the fact that to they see it, ron as being a major abuser of human rights,
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highlighting the fact that they put a human rights to the forefront in terms of, of fresh sanctions and partnering with the australian candidate in britain to mark the one year anniversary of the death of masa, a median of her death at the hands of morality, police one year ago with fresh sanctions. the note again that there hasn't been a lifting yet. if any sanctions with this deal, and so really this is not a shifting or changing of the relationship in any way. this is really about bringing americans home. all right, when the, the thing so much about so sunny is a senior research fellow at the center for middle east with egypt studies as, as the agreement cut out from the dual to further in direct talks between the 2. so this is the final phase of the prisoner swab, but this could be a beginning for extend that and for the talks on the 2 negotiations as well as lifting the sanctions against the run. but there's an issue whether that the
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americans will be able to do with before their election in the us or not. at the side thing that talks can move in direction of the targets and the goals of the, the 2015 if the deal. and this is quite important, and so the pool is flow over, effect is important in this regard and this can be a bit new beginning for, for the talks between the one and the united states. however, in the way, they have been discussions that how they can spend this money that you ran and then america size. what they have in common is that these are going to be spend for non science and goods. and i have been hearing from you in, in the officials that will suffice them to, to be able to buy the commodities that they need in the country. so, um, that will not be any, a specific problem in this regard. uh so generally, you know, we can put it that it can be use the amount of money for a non sanction goods. uh,
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which can include the humanitarian, the goods or the others as well. but you're not being on the science as well. color as mediated in several long running conflicts in 2008 straight back comes around to them by route between government forces has the law and all the militias cause a hosted tubes that lead to a framework for parliamentary elections, which will help the following year. in 2011 sidney's government, the representatives met rebel leaders from dial 4 and dell. their agreement called the dog duncan, for peace, was one of several attempts to mediate the long run and conflict in west and so then in 2020 us and talked about officials mentioned in the hospital for the 1st time of the 20 years of war. they signed the del records agreeing, the withdrawal of us forces, and the commitment of got us time will not be used to launch attacks against the us . the agreement was negotiated without the pots as a patient of the event african government. in 2022 representatives from faulty
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different opposition groups and chive came to del to meet with transmitted for government, they agreed to a cease fire and to open reconciliation towards the country's main rebel faction. cold fact took pods, but didn't sign last that have been haven't been highly for his a full my god, 3 i'm by so the, to the united nations. he says there will be a mechanism, insightful customer in the us to obviously however, on spends the unfrozen funds to ensure, you know, cut does. it has been brought in negotiation between these 2, kansas and the cut off as and i live with united states and then the neighbor for you on will be happy to play a new role, which will bring them together and to create this thing for the agent. but i am sure there is, and we kind of them a way to cut that will be unblocked then to make sure that the money is spent
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on the uh, for the purposes that we have agreed to. uh, of course uh the pitch of wouldn't be the judge, but they hope everybody wouldn't be committed to validate committed themselves to a so because cut out in this situation, is that going to that uh such money and such funds will be spent on goods, which when the in, in, in uh, people the judges of the international court of justice, a hearing arguments from russia and ukraine. about most goes claims. it launched its invasion to prevent genocide. ukraine brought the case to the united nations highest cold days off to russia. invaded last year,
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he is accused as moscow of abusing international law by full sway, alleging genocide denise, to new crime, russia once the case to be thrown out and objects to the quotes jurisdiction. your creed is not accusing russia of committing genocide. ukraine is also not accusing or russia or failing to prevent or punish each other. so on the contrary, as your crane cease, no genocide has occurred that too long should been not to reject the keys. because according to the courts, you are is brothers. there was no genocide they cannot be at violation of the engine side much jeffrey nice is the former lead prosecutor of the some of them the loss of each trial for the united nations of the international criminal tribunal
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for you to solve you. he says, ukraine made a wise move by approaching the quote, you know that ukraine is pursuing and successfully pursuing it, turn criminal proceedings, and to go into any of those proceedings. a favorable decision by this court might be prayed in a might be referred to. i don't think, but i could be wrong, but i didn't think at this stage that determination by international court of justice would necessarily have finding value in the other quotes, not least because there's plenty of evidence that they will have gathered and relying on. and they might not require detail decisions of a civil courses effectively. it is, but of course the deals with breaches of tree t a in support of its criminal procedures that i'm afraid is also with them. something name is put it on hold because you cry and was very inventive in turning to the quote in its application to have it's right,
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not to be falsely accused of you, of genocide, as you explained in your helpful opening up to have it litigated. that is cooled, and so imagine a to lower ingle imaginative use of little by lawyers know something we often see. but really welcome when we do see it as just mainly to this decision being of wider application than i suggest, a sylvia . now why rescue it? because they're struggling to identify decomposing bodies and the city of that of the city was devastated a week ago off the 2 dams collapsed following heavy rain. thousands of people were killed in 10000. the still missing the wrong growing concerns about the spread of disease. now is child strength that explains over
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a week since thousands of people were killed when 2 dams burst and sent a wall of water and mud, crushing through the eastern libyan city of thermal. the search of bodies goes on. many people still missing and fed dead. many bodies a so decompose that, identifying them is proving difficult and disturbing the search and rescue teams the to then so the, the muscles are the libyan. when i put on the bodies, i swear i cry. i can handle it, but it is god's. so you have to hold up in front of the body and there was a body that was cut into 2 parts right before us. there is nothing to do but to point out the bodies. what can you do with so many people on accounted for so many presumed dead. the freight of disease increases by today. the minister has lost a campaign to keep track of things for all the categories in cooperation with the
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national center for disease control and the red prison. some survivors have returned to what remains of their phones and are overcome with grief. again, as if we found dead bodies of neighbors, friends, and loved ones, i cannot explain of volunteers from across olivia, across the front lines, ignoring violence and political unrest that have existed for years and is deeply divided country. many civil life is want to know how this dissolves to happen and who might be responsible for the system that i have a small family of 6 from my extended family that i'm more than 48 people. mister gold would punish the people who were supposed to take care of it. down the u. n. says that more than 40000 people being forced to flee that homes and that set them all the site or carefully i could have it was just like
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a dream call. comprehend says this man who we just call comprehended yet help from a broad continues to arrive. so false, the international libyan officials is just not enough charles profit, which is 0 habit of some of these in data. now, with the lightest that gets shipped from the z, then min for sol, what we see here is very difficult and very painful. more about this tragedy that hit there, not as being revealed every day, especially in the all why the region. and then the also hop on neighborhoods, these areas are completely destroyed. the wounded and families of the dead and injured are describing terrifying experiences. rescue and relief teams are working around the clock and thousands of bodies are still in the sea and on land. the challenges are very difficult for libyan aero been international rescue teams due to the small numbers compared to the size and scale of destruction in the city. entire neighborhoods have completely disappeared, as well as roads, buildings,
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and bridges that were swept towards the sea by mass of floods. rubble is everywhere . the local authorities say the capabilities are limited and their equipment and tools are not good enough to cope with. the scale of the disaster. ongoing appeals are being made to countries around the world to send more modern equipment and rescue team specialized in dealing with such rare disasters. the government emergency committee has divided the city into 3 areas. the 1st is the section that has been destroyed and people can no longer live in. those who survived will be evacuated to other places within days. the 2nd area is known as the fragile section . it was severely damaged and the houses are no longer suitable for living, and the residents have been advised to leave. the 3rd section is the least damaged, and residents are being advised to exercise caution and follow health instructions, especially as rescue teams have not been able to recover all the bodies. and there are fears of epidemic spreading. local authorities have sent the vehicles to all
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areas to spray them with disinfectants and distributed masks. residents have been war not to use ground water and water from wells to fear that they may be contaminated. about $40000.00 people have left or have been evacuated from the city so far and more are expected to do the same in the coming hours and days. so i had, i'll just say era and i'm seeing bus robbie and ukraine. sylvia region on the border with russia, we're isolated communities say civilian targets are coming under attack on a near daily basis. in depth analysis of the days headlines, 1000000000 euros to help choose your address. migration, is it going to ease the micro crisis? will make it worse, informed opinions, we need more investors and more people that make the decisions and regiments foothold. frank assessments this balance between the toe and zones reassurance is
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cicily important for the volume missing destruction. inside stored on al jazeera, tens of thousands of children were born in to well lived under the i still regime in iraq and syria. now many are in kemp. i the role funds are with the, with the mothers rejected by their own communities. check it, do you think that people are going to welcome them after that? of course not an emmy award winning documentary. here's that shooting and traumatic story for children. throw stones at me erects last generation all. now just with global leaders gathering in new york, the ongoing war and ukraine is likely to terminate events, but is the international community able to unite thing without? is there a comprehensive coverage of the un general assembly the
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the welcome back time to recap on lines. a major present, a swap between iran and the us is getting on the way out of the deal. $6000000000.00 of frozen, the rainy in funds been transferred to banking costs of washington says the money's only for humanitarian use. folding 10000 people are still missing a week off to, to dams, collapse following heavy rain and east and libya. rescue workers say they are having difficulty retrieving bodies and identifying that there's an icicle. code of justice is hearing arguments from russia and do kind about. busy goes claims that launched its invasion to prevent genocide,
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key of accused as moscow of abusing international law by falsely alleging genocide . farm is in ukraine's northern. so mean region say they're working on the constant strength of attack russian tanks alternately, and that crawl across the board. i have his angry cultural lines, hundreds of times, the same bus hobby has moved from the village of competitive harvesting season. in wartime, ukraine. navigating open fields near the russian border means risking land mines and unexploded thoughts always keeping one eye on the sky. for drones. missiles and russian artillery. it could just be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. would the people's lives are a priority. we only work when we know it's safe and there was no for us to learn. we take every precaution here, some of our fields a mind. there are other fields we cannot get to because the road to mind of much of
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the farms in sumi region are no go areas because of russian munitions left behind or ukrainian land mines. place there. as a deterrent, a winter rushing shell hit her farm. tatiana lost 27 head of cattle. she describes unrelenting russian attacks and says to me, needs more help. let me in the bar to the russians flagrant every day and watch what is happening here. these spots us an open fire. they are shooting that civilians. there's no military here. and they know this, but they still open fire. damage from artillery and showing is fairly common in places like this in the assuming region. and that's because we're only a few kilometers away from the border. russian positions are set to be just beyond those power lines behind me. but this is not a normal front line. there are no tanks or trenches or troop movements. none the
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less communities here say they come under attack on a near daily basis. just as we arrived, a drone dropped grenades damaging a nearby cell tower, further isolating people here. a russian attack also damaged the local school and leveled the only hospital in this village. many have left those still here show signs of stress and depression. so it's no fair is fair. what else is about to say, i'm considering leaving? i have 2 children and it's terrifying to live. hey, i feel terrible. i feel that i don't want to do anything. i can't get used to it. we do retention, so the mining work to make farm land viable again could take 10 years and will only begin after the war. for now, russia continues to target entire villages near the border, the ukrainians carry on unwilling to ease, but i'm sure how much longer they can stay the same bus route,
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the old to 0. kendra teeth got village in ukraine, suit me region. well, leaders are in new york for the 78th section of the united nations general assembly . that begins on tuesday, many questioning whether the assembly has the political will to pull the assign geo political tensions and address the needs of the world's most fundable. i'll dive mind to go to james bay's reports from un headquarters every year. this is the time of year when world leaders come to new york and speaking the un general assembly. last year, ukraine's presence lensky address the gathering by video link. but this time is expected to attend in person with president putin facing. and the rest warrant from the international criminal court is not coming and will be represented by his foreign minister. so gay lever off the u. n. c's, no chance of meaningful discussions on ending the war, but they will work towards the renewal of the deal, which allowed ukraine's grain to be exported by ship on the black sea. russia
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pulled out of that agreement in july. i will be receiving present, soleski. i will be receiving present that of a one i'll be receiving the minutes the love at all. and obviously this question will be the on the table of all of the discussions and the so i'm not going to say where that i am optimistic or pessimistic. the only thing you can be sure to zip i remain determines the other key areas of discussion this week is the sustainable development goals thing out of the scene by the secretary general's deputy and the golf view and headquarters. they've built a special pavilion to highlight the series of targets, the u. n. a great in 2015 to help all of humanity with the slogan, no one left behind. but those 17 goals, which are marked by these doors, are a very long way from being met at the u. n. plains, the global pandemic installation, all around the world. i'm conflict. and of course that brings us back to the war.
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and you cried. the deputy secretary general told me the most powerful countries of the world, the g 20, which met last week, and delhi are the ones who still need to do more with regard to funding and reform of the global system. they absolutely need to step up. they should have done so yesterday we are 7 years late to stepping up to the commitments made an address. what we see is some movements towards saying we will do that, but i think there are many frustrations, trust deficits around will that happen? will it not happen? so you and really hope still be a quantum leap in the fortunes of the sustainable development goals over the next few days. but some diplomats via the war and ukraine might end up overshadowing these efforts. james bay's outages era at the united nations a prehistoric location and the occupied westbank has been added to ask us list of world heritage sites. tell us the font is located near the palestinian city of jericho. historians believe it pre dates the permits in egypt. evidence of ancient
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human assessments has been found that to have that set for me, you can get more information on our website out to 0 dot com where that is next then inside story examines the world of electric vehicles and also whether it become the next you political trial or fail the the, there's still a breeze from the side of the truck, the rest of japan, and that's actually given the whole summer. a high temperature flavor, reco break. and quite often the tokyo stood about 6 degrees above average. and if anything will go higher, the refuse shows where they, but the main range is further west is late. seasonal rain in the middle of china, which stretches i've atrocity i see to was to create and potential then fades away over the yangtze. but then stops again in the head waters of the young 6. by this
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time we've got some of the soldiers, probably in the home shoot. scott did. and tokyo is going up to $54.00 degrees. now, course i reco but went above where it should be. i'm on see, ryans ought to be retreating at the moment that what you should see is what you're going to see. for example, here a dish or a 5th adult was into bank to dash, that's typical, but this is not, this is robin more unusual. but it has been about a months worth of rain and mounted bottom. the last 24 houses funding on the street . there's a warning out if it goes right, because with that rate, which is on the seasonally late and heavy as it circulates throughout the next couple of days, it may well make its way into southern pakistan, particularly karachi, if he does that. that will also be unusually late and heavy right, but it stays away if he gets there on thursday of the
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