reliable information, who ah ah, this is news live from rural and major again. you grant claims key victories on the eastern front. troops re taking villages near harkey, find a trail of russian destruction. meanwhile, moscow takes the 1st steps toward annexation of hare saw. also coming up shooting the messenger, palestinian american al jazeera journalist killed, covering, and his really read on the janine refugee cap shooting i will actually was in the occupied, went back to broadcaster,

says the veteran reporter was targeted by israeli forces. israel's military chief maintains it's unclear who killed her. plus the abortion battle in the united states eats up democratic lawmakers make a pro choice. stand in congress had a very likely supreme court ruling to roll back abortion rights. ah. hello everyone. i'm layla iraq. it's good to be with you. ukrainians hasn't fallen away. zalinski says his country's forces are making gains against russian troops. they retake and several villages around the country. second biggest city har keith in the east. meanwhile, in the south, russian installed officials and harrison se they planned to ask moscow to annex the territory. ukraine hopes more

u. s. military funding will help it reclaim occupied regions. ukrainian forces taking back control and villages on the outskirts of hockey. as units pressed forward, they encountered trail of wreckage from russia's invasion. ukrainian soldiers say russian forces fired on civilian convoys as they were trying to flee to fighting in frontline areas like here. destruction to by ukrainian fighters. this russian tank, one of many blown up by state of the art weapons delivered by nato countries, goes along the for miles. the weapons are helping us a lot, especially the anti tank ones, l'm. i wish we could get more of them vision to sanction. we use the weapons for specific targets fossil wickersham, and here you see the results. go look, let them see if we had more weapons a little, but we would get more results without blowing it will. they should be sh. it is the

wish, the u. s. is only too happy to oblige americans on tuesday, the house of representatives emphatically approved of $40000000000.00 aid package for ukraine. paving the way for more weapon deliveries on this val. da's our 368. the nase are 57. the bill is past that house speaker nancy pelosi affirmed us commitment to ukraine's war effort. it's about democracy versus a dictatorship. democracy must prevail. the ukrainian people are fighting the fight for their democracy. and in doing so, for ours is, well, russian forces have not given up their push into ukraine's don bus region. the progress is incremental at best as western weapons continue to point to ukraine, meant and could soon begin to shift our correspondent,

i'm younger c for joyce as now from the lives in western ukraine. i mean, what more have you learned about presidents zalinski claims of gains in the east? well, these 4 villages that have that the ukranian government has claimed to be now again under the control of ukrainian forces. having pushed a russian artillery out of the area that would add to 4 more. so 8 since early last week have been reclaimed by ukrainian forces around har keith. and now what we know is that russian forces have not completely left the region. so a lot of hopes that this will become another kind of a miracle pushback, like what we saw and key of where russia decided to no longer to attempt to take the capital city. but to move further east. it seems that we still have to wait to see if that's what we're seeing. hearing harkey, which is the 2nd largest city in ukraine. zalinski said that despite these recent victories that ukrainians should not put any moral pressure on the ukrainian

military to have victory every day, every week that the victories were going to become a slower as russia gaines, a firm hold in the east of ukraine. but he said, essentially to remain patient that a ukraine is in this for the long haul, and it doesn't matter how long it takes. they'll liberate their country from the russian invasion. layla, an onion, a can you share with us what you've learned about reports that we're getting from the south that the moscow appointed and leaders of the occupied region of her son plant you asked president point you annex the territory at this point later, there is no am a date set for what zalinski is calling a fake referendum, a bogus referendum, like where we saw in what he claims we saw in crimea, where the territory voted to be annexed by russia. after russia already exerted its military might over the crimean peninsula in ukraine,

and that became part of russia. so that is what a lot of people think we're seeing an unfair sun, which has been um, occupied by russian military since april. so it's been a, quite a long time. the city has adapted somewhat to the russian occupation, or we've seen russian flags go up in the city. we've seen ukrainians cooperating with the russian officials there. and now that seems that they're asking to be part of russia. but zelinski said that if that happens of a referendum were to happen that would basically wipe the slate, clean of all the negotiations they've done. since the beginning to find a peaceful scituate a solution to this conflict, which is essentially based on a russia only claiming only being pushed back to the territories that had already had since the 2014 invasion. not since the most recent invasion layla. so this would really be a set back in terms of peace talks. if this were to go through and her son, i mean in summation raise of hope for ukrainians in the north said backs in the

south. how do you kenyans feel about the prospects of winning this war? others utmost confidence here in western ukraine, that there will be an eventual victory for this country against russian aggression . the question is, how long that will take. i think a lot of people after the beginning of the war, when russia was very slow to make progress, was not able to capture the capital city kia if there was a lot of hope that the conflict would be over soon. but it seems that russia has settled in to the east and that it's going to be a long slog russia continues to replace soldiers to bring in more artillery. so very few people know how long that's going to take, but they do believe that it doesn't matter how long it will take layla that they're willing to fight for the country. w correspondent, m e n s c for reporting from the live in western ukraine. i'm here, thank you very much. and nearly 100 ukrainian soldiers have

arrived to injure me to begin training on german built howitzers that will be used to fight russian troops in ukraine. val, it's, those are highly pers precise long range artillery. the canons mounted on track vehicles can hit targets up to 40 kilometers away. 7 of them will be sent from germany to ukraine. a shipment of heavy artillery and training of ukrainian soldiers marks a consequential change, of course for the german government, which had previously been very reluctant to supply arms to ukraine. i'm now joined by alexander miller, a lawmaker with the pro business f t p, which is part of chapter, although shelters governing coalition. he also sets on now german, that parliament defense committee. mister miller, thank you so much for taking the time to take our questions. germany, we understand now we'll deliver 7 howitzers to ukraine. how much difference can

they really make? i so system that the ukraine are the most of the highest priorities they have when the ukrainians come to us to the government and say we need weapons then the how it, what they are priority number one. so i'm sure if you crane say, if we need them urgently, then they have really high priority for what they are technical operations. now sir, as you know, german instructors that will train ukrainian soldiers on german territory. is there a potential risk that russia might see this as direct involvement by germany in the war in ukraine? legally and formally, there is no risk because the, the international law is this is clear. we are not part of this wall. and we are not taking part of this wall by just taking this action,

educating ukrainian. so just in germany, that makes us not part of the war, legally is clear. but you know, a does not look for international law. he makes his own decisions. and if he wants to take their walk, anybody and i, mr. miller, germany has made a very consequential you turn on its original reluctance to provide ukraine with heavy weaponry. what prompted this, this very significant policy change? this is a good question because you're asking a liberal politician and we did not change our minds. there are, there are some members of the podium and some of the government who had, who were reluctant delivering heavy weaponry because of several reasons. but they see how important our weapons are to provide you ukraine, the chance to,

to defend themselves. and i think this was a process that took some weeks and i'm really glad that other members of parliament, other members of government aligned with our liberal. yes our our stance to deliver and help the ukraine so. ready i said in january, january, already, we should not say we would never deliver weapons. so in our liberal party, the process was not, not so hot, like for them, but i'm glad as a now in the meantime, the ukranian ambassador or to germany says he's disappointed with the progress of german weapons their shipment to ukraine. he's calling a quote for a war summit of german arms, manufacturers and government officials to discuss more heavy weapons exports. would

you support that initiative? oh no, it's just stuck to be always in this mood and it is ok for him, but i think it's a little bit too much. i have very much trust in the german government in our ministry of defense. they really consider sorely what we can do, what we can deliver, and this is done with highly professional in our ministry of defense, and i trust them. alexander moller lawmaker with the f t p, and also sits on germany parliament's defense committee, sir, thank you very much. for your time, thanks for having me. the united nations, so monitors say more than 200 children have been killed in this war and more than 400 injured. and unicef says nearly 2 thirds of ukrainian children have been forced

to flee their homes account for internally displaced. people in western ukraine is trying to meet the needs of school age children whose lives have been up ended our correspondence. emily watches paid them a visit. he takes a village to raise a child and hold time. i'm no exception. human. even though frankie in weston, queen locals have mobilize resources and manpower to keep young these children a safe. hm. my time, some friends, 2nd to safe space was the support of antonio mexico. when the worst started to, we really wanted to make a bigger contribution and ever saw so many people who are new to our cd, it with the families. and we also saw there was a big need in taking care of the kids while parents to trying to figure out their life here in our city. and to, to get a with my friend who is it in education area? ah, we are open to the school camp. disco camp brings

a semblance of normality back to the life of these children till all of them miss home. may i young? we play doctor an hairdresser with my friend graham. i want to go home. i'm from keith. leila. lana till the day of my grandmother lived there. are you? oh, we arrived on the 3rd day of war here at 10 p. m. fully or 30 then really? i miss my friends. you re cheddar. czar did always jamari. my name's my name's sophia, i'm from china. here i miss my friends that alicia despite coming from very different places and not always sharing the same language or cultural background. children here quickly adapt college when kids from different parts of ukraine talk to each other. it's very good. you know, they share experiences,

isabel lots from eastern and central ukraine speak russian, but now they're trying to speak ukrainian sometimes with a funny accent, but it's good. they're trying beyond the civil linings. the children are still experiencing the trauma wall, something indicators, or so try to address children need to talk by themselves about this. so they, they would sell as okay. we stayed in their bomb shelter for a week and then they start opening up. or we, we, we lived under like many c rants, and then we traveled here. so they are aware. and for this particular reason we have every week, art therapy sessions was now with certified psychologists. and that they work with them through therapy, through art, through therapy for them to express themselves across ukraine. similar initiatives are tackling children's needs while they alleviate to plato for them. they cannot replace the safety of their homes. they have lost which in our attention now to

sherlock, all were security forces have been ordered to crack down on writers following this week's deadly unrest. as pro government groups attacked protesters calling for the resignation of president, go to buy a watch. a puck so they blame the president for a debt crisis. that's left to sherlock, an economy in turmoil. his brother, the prime minister, resigned on monday and has gone into hiding a show of force in the capital, colombo with troops now authorized to shoot any one deemed to be taking part in the violence. that's gripped sri lanka since monday. that's when seans like this began unfolding supporters of sri lanka, as ruling party attacking, antique government, demonstrators. the opposition people's liberation front blames now former prime minister ma hinder roger pac. so for the

shift m. e goes man, move full protests were peaceful protests. there was no violence, there was no rioting. the protests were aimed at specific demands of the people when former prime minister may hinder roger pox, launched a planned attack on these peaceful protests. he should have known there would be a reaction to that. my luck, sheila, it doesn't isn't saga product luca lama, but the premier quitting has fail to quell anger over a spiraling economic crisis. protestors want his brother, president, go to bay a raj, a poxy scene here on the right to also step down. all these demonstrators have gathered outside the presidential office in colombo, despite massive security presence. they're determined to make their voices heard. rambling does lou damage the struggle is being pushed in

a different direction after the inhumane incidence. this week the government is trying to turn our peaceful protest into a violent struggle. we experienced that yesterday and we're seeing that on social media. but we believe we can only win this fight through non violent, peaceful protest. sorry, samara but nothing to radically blew. for now, a tense con prevails as troops set up checkpoints and patrol the streets, but their presence is also raising fears of a military takeover. if 3 lancaster political crisis isn't resolved soon. let's bring up to day now with the other stories in the headlines right now. french authorities have opened an investigation into torture allegations against interpol president ahmed nasir al racy. the case has been filed against the top united arab emirates official by 2 british individuals. they were detained in the emberts

before l i. e. c. was elected president of the france based world police agency in november last here allison armenia have detained more than 60 people during protests and the capitol. hundreds, march through year of odd calling for the prime minister's resignation. nicole pashley on has faced criticism for signing a peace deal with neighboring azerbaijan, back in 2020. after more than 6 weeks of war. as of our john claim several territories from armenia. international news broadcaster al jazeera says israeli troops have shot and killed one of their veteran journalists in the occupied west back shooting ob lackley was covering an israeli military raid in the janine refugee camp al jazeera. so she was fatal a shot while wearing a press flak jacket and accuses israeli forces of deliberately targeting her.

israel's prime minister, she says she was probably hit by palestinian fire. but these really military chief says it's unclear who pulled the trigger to w correspond antonia kramer choices now from jerusalem. a ton. now what do we know about the circumstances of shaheen, about his death? why yes, sir, sir. consensus, i still unclear and details only is slowly coming in, of course. so the news broke this morning that al jazeera correspondence sharina barkley was killed while covering an israeli military rate in the palestinian town of janine, that's in the north of the occupied west bank. she was there with other colleagues covering this rate in a refugee camp. now the palestinian minister of health that she was hit by a bullet in the head, and a shortly died afterwards. a 2nd palestinian journalist also sustained gunshot

gunshot wounds in his back. he is in stable condition now, as you said, the cut over based our network al, jazeera, of whom she brought pulled very long time had issued a harsh statement, claiming israel. now the israeli military had initially said that she might have most likely been hit by palestinian gun my it with gunfire by palestinian gunmen and there was a cross fire. and now we are hearing from the chief of staff, general co harvey, that at this stage it's not possible to determine which bullet she was hit with and that there, sorry for her death, no palestinian colleagues to wear a with her this morning or in this location have disputed, the claim said there was this kind of crossfire there also have said that there were clearly marked as press swearing, a blue flag, check it with press on it. can you, can you tell us who was sure mean i blackening hey was probably

a bit hard to say that in a few words, but as she was a very well respected, very well liked and very experienced one of the most experienced, i think a journalist here in the region, she basically, you know, has been reporting here for almost 2 decades about the conflict, but not just the conflict, but also of the impact it has on people he has. she was known locally, of course, and as she worked for al jazeera arabic, she was also known in the region. some of her younger colleagues have sat on social media and they're all of course shocked. and in disbelief or what happened that that they grew up with her reporting here and she was a role model. there were a lot of reactions, of course, coming in. and i think this highlights again, also how difficult it is to work. as a journalist in the circumstances here in this environment, especially also for palestinian journalists with precious,

from many different players and sides. and also of course, how dangerous it is because people also said, you know, you shouldn't die of for doing your job as a journalist in tanya. some final thoughts from you, it's not the will to hold whomever is found responsible for her killing to account . well, i mean there is a lot of pressure, of course, and a lot of colds. we just also had a statement by the you. there was a statement by the u. n. r. special envoy for the middle east peace process by, by many institutions. many people here as well to, you know, half a thorough investigation. we also heard by politicians, obviously, palestinians and israelis, but also by the israeli military said to have said of a special investigation team that of course palestinians would say they wouldn't have much faith in the military. i'm investigating itself, but there is the pressure to get to know to, to understand what happened there this morning that led to the,

to the death of sharina blackland tanya, prima reporting from jerusalem. thank you very much, tonya. to my attention out to the u. s. were democratic lawmakers in the united states are attempting to secure federal abortion rights by bring a bill to the senate. the move is largely symbolic because they lack the numbers to ensure its passage. democrats are trying to head off a supreme court decision, which is expected to overturn the courts previous landmark ruling on the issue. and one that's been the center piece to partisan battles. for half a century. the supreme court's ruling on roe vs wade was a landmark decision. effectively legalizing abortion across the united states. it focused on jane ro, in reality. norma corby a texas woman seeking in abortion. but as state law only allowed it in cases where

the mother's life was in danger, she was denied her case was picked up by a civil rights lawyer is looking to challenge state anti abortion laws. in january 1973, the justices ruled 7 to 2. that a woman's right to privacy superseded estates, right? to ban abortion. the decision set off a fierce legal battle, which has become increasingly partisan. after ro, the republicans added an anti abortion stands to their platform. an effort to enlist support from the religious right? during the trump presidency, a major victory for republicans looking to tilt the balance of the supreme court in just 4 years, he was able to appoint 3 justices giving the court a $63.00 conservative majority during their senate hearings, each appointee was asked about row and each said they would follow precedent.

but now it seems the court is poised to overturn roe in a leak draft opinion on a case concerning a mississippi abortion ban. justice samuel elite o calls wrote egregiously wrong from the start. the court is expected to issue a ruling by the end of june, and if ro is overturned, the effects will be immediate. with some 26 out of 50 states set to ban or restrict abortion, that's galvanizing democrats who want to keep abortion legal. a position recent polls suggest is supported by some 60 percent of americans. and before we let you go ukraine's entry for this year's eurovision song contest, coach orchestra has qualified for saturdays. grand final good news is one of the favorites to win the contents to taking place. this year in italy, the band has been outspoken in its support for ukrainian resistance to the russian

invasion since the armed conflict began for the competition is supposed to be all about the music. this year's event has even stronger political overtones and does it for me away, laraca billing about law this year. thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us. stick around. the news continues right here with rush. banner g will have all the headlines from asia. ah, ah ah, ah ah ah

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