conditions in their country and inspiring the world with their ideas. valley africa watch now. w documentary ah ah. this is new news alive from berlin, after massive delays at poland stations when ideas tens, presidential election votes counter is on the way. the largest democracy in africa, weights the results, the record number of people registered to vote with a 3rd party candidate and contention for the 1st time in 24 years. we'll hear from

our respondents on the ground also coming up. russian president put in, accuses that nato countries up taking part in the green conflict by donating arms to keep the peace. his claim that the west is planning to break bratia dots. once julian brung his back into it to school, the only goal against hoffman i'm saying is uniform team to the top of the blend this the guy will hop that in much more sports said ah, i am eddie micah junior. welcome to the program. both counting is on the way one day out to a tightly contested presidential election in nigeria. many got it around a new stance, hoping to get information on the outcome while results are still being talent. whoa,

toys, mostly peaceful in africa's most populous democracy. despite some cases of violence, delays on technical glitches, an estimated 90000000 people were eligible to vote an election that marked the 1st time the 3rd party candidates was believe to have a chance at winning the top job. since my dearest attend to democracy in 1999, let's bring in our correspondent, i'm mike. i'll call you in the northern i jr and city of kind of hello my god. oh wow. both content is under way. security and technical issues on saturday meant some people expected to vote today. how's that going? doing with

with with us just really it's hi mike. with a micah sorry about that because it's quite loud where you are. so would have to talk again at some point. thanks a lot for showing up. i'm like, i'll call it in the notes and see if you have connor. thank you. now in ukraine, fighting has intensified in the east between rushes masonry. wagner, group on the ukrainian forces wagner claims it is taking over villages around the

key city of buckled about you green says the villages remain on the keys control the thought just have a tough top. they are protecting bar moved. an idiot around it from mosque was little offensive. they know, and they have to fight for every bit of the land. lot on the women at the moment were firing at enemy infantry in the open records were eliminating the wagner group which constantly attacks our positions, mostly on one of the boys lodge, were holding off their attacks. beverly, that's all we're working against. infantry info you horny. the relentless rush and shelling embankment has destroyed most of the buildings. a city known for its salt and dip from mines, was once home to 80000 residence. it's a ghost town now. in one of the buildings, these euclidian soldiers, i taking shelter from the russian bombing, google,

she will look up beautiful. the city was interested look how well developed the infrastructure of the city was, see what they've done to it in any. and this is not the only city, but no background has become a stronghold mutual and i wish they would break their teeth trying to chew it with the group that back for back more is the longest running. and bloodiest in rushes was on ukraine. it's capture could give fresher, a foot hoyt in that the next region. and it's 1st thickness, 2nd victory in months with the head of freshest militia, buckner group. yes, guinea pig russian claims. it forces have captured or will it, and not more eastern ukraine. and this for did release by russia. big question if seen the at the front line in battle.

a heap her has been fully taken under our control. wagner group regiments fully control a deep if adamant it forces i standing there drown, despite russia constant attacks. now a russian president vladimir putin has been trying to portray the war in ukraine as a response to what he calls on existential threats from the west. he peter the accusation in an interview to the state t. v. on sunday, saying ukraine's allies were planning to quote this band his country. the claim which had been dismissed by western countries comes as the you approved the 10th package of sanctions against russia on saturday. the latest measures include further export bands with more than 11000000000 euros. the block also added more than 120 individuals compensated in the war with sanctions list.

let's find out more from our correspondence jack park who joins us from brussels. hello, jack. another package of sanctions that tell us more about what's in it. well, it nearly didn't get over the line. they really wanted the europeans to get done on the 24th of february to mark the one year anniversary of the invasion. but there were big big battles here in brussels amongst the countries about exactly what should be in it. and what they managed to do is put a 121 people and entities on a list of blacklist basically of travel bands and asset freezes. and what's interesting is who they include this time, for instance, prosecutors in these newly formed illegal states. the 4 states in the dumbass region of ukrainian, or russian officials that have been sort of put in that to work as prosecutors, people from iran for people who have sent drones and been implementing it important in sending drones to fight ukraine for the russians as well. they've also,

they've also sanctioned individuals that are related to the wagner group that we were just hearing about in the report there. so the intention is to just keep ramping up the pressure on the kremlin to keep making sure that they're doing whatever they can that were big dispute. so, for instance, the a ban on importing rubber into the european union, the poem which imports a lot of it, they wanted that in. there was a sort of fudge between a you countries. and another big issue which didn't quite make it into the sanctions, was about importing diamonds and to appear in belgium is one of the global hubs of diamonds. but instead of you doing that, there's going to go amongst the g 7 countries and the document to that effect came out as well. one thing that sticks out there putting claimed, in an interview, published on sunday that need to is taken part in the ukraine. conflicts with its arm supplies to ukraine. do you know how nato allies are responding to that or if they have at all? well, this is really interesting framing from the russian president. essentially,

he wants to pit this as russia verses nato. nato allies insist that they individually send weapons to ukraine, so countries like the united states, great britain, germany, france, et cetera, have been sending on their own accord under bilateral agreements with the ukrainian government weapons to help them fight the russians. not nato, as an alliance, as a combined alliance, has not been sending weapons, but for vladimir putin. this is the framing of the war. he also said in that interview, that the western powers are trying to sort of eradicate the ethnic russians from, from, from the face of the earth that he, they, that he really frame. this is russia defending everything that it can i, for the west. this is just simply untrue for those nato allies in nato partners. this was an invasion that started by russia that went into the, the, the sovereign territory of ukraine. and so this is just not framing that they're going to except a tool. and they will continue to support your claim. you can see behind me the

european commission still has the flags of ukraine flying alongside the u ones to mock the one year anniversary of the invasion. yeah. did a bigger spawn and jack power and brussels? thank you. now let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. at least $33.00 people have died with that to expect that to rise after a migrants bolt was shipwrecked, off gro tony, on the east coast of italy. italian media reported that one of the dead was a baby around 40 people survived. that is esther in israel, thousands of protesters. i've got it for the 8th week in a row after the country's government moved closer to push it through a controversial, judicial overall prime minister. benjamin netanyahu says that judiciary has too much power over elected officials. it's like say the planned changes on attack on democracy. an unmanned ration that so you spacecraft has successfully

docked with international space station there capsule will eventually bring home one us astronaut and to russian. cosmonaut their mission had to be extended outside your original return vehicle stuff at a coolant leak. and with 2 geminus bonus, niga dot monde, a went into its match with hoffman. i'm tied on points with 2 other claps at the top of the table. dot ma knew that at when we put pressure on rivals by and when you on berlin, who play later today? red hot dormant came to sins. hi, i'm looking for a 7 twin out of 7 since the winter break. often high, meanwhile, needed to arrest an alarming slide that has them flirting with relegation. the host held out for 43 minutes, but the referee saw this as a fall on union blunt. we put document ahead and bizarre fashion from the resulting free kick look or inspiration you decide. much to

dornan's dismay and soften, i merely took advantage with 5 minutes left. but fisma gas lani somehow contrived miss was the gold gaping relief was written all over doors and faces at full time. but yet another wind keeps them on track for a 1st title since 2012 studying with abundance. vega, light sick, stayed in the mix at the top of the standings with the 2 on when against frankfurt, germany, international team of vienna opened the scoring for light thick of the just 6 minutes. his 1st goal in the last 5, the games and mill force bay stole the ball for me. front vote defendants and van ali toward school. he stumbled as he got into the box, but managed to stay on his feet long enough to hit the target.

now in the women's abundantly go by and munich, narrow the gap on the deed as those berg would eat 3, no vig treat away at last placed potsdam. it was the 7th when in a row for last seasons run us up and attend strict laws for put them to abena potsdam. wretched season got worse pretty quickly against by iron england international, ga stand way danced her way through the house. flimsy defense to net with ease on 10 minutes by and 2nd was more of a team effort. a slick passing move eventually broke down. but german star lena mago was on hand to smash hom, the finish potsdam keeper anna velma and kept the score at to kneel. going in to half time. she did well to perry lay as sure there is effort behind

potsdam managed to avoid any further damage until the 90th minute than the dial man slid home a 3rd to round up an easy victory for the barbarians and leave the house looking doomed at the foot of the table away from football, the top prize of the z as berlin international film festival has gone to a french documentary and honored and overwhelmed to present this year's golden pear to c, r. i. and all of the producers that are done with the best surprised as everyone else by the unusual choice in his acceptance speech, he said he sought to advance the image. people have of mental illness in ann arbor, unusual choice. the surveyor for best leading performance went to the youngest, the former ever to win in the category to fail taro, who was on it will have rolling 20000 species.

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