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officials in texas move forward on two separate incidents from the weekend. at least 16 people were killed, all told. ♪ >> plus, countdown to eurovision, the biggest music competition in the world is about to kick off in liverpool. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in sudan, where fighting around the capital continues as representatives of the rival military factions hold lks in saudi arabia. the forces are claiming successes. the talks which begin on saturday are aimed at reaching a humanitarian cease-fire. the fighting has prompd a max

ss exodus. 100,000 refugees have escaped. among those are 47,000 who headed to egypt in the north, while chad has seen an influx of more than 25,000 people. more than 6000 sudanese nationals have bather their ways to the central african republic. our africa correspondent sent us this w report from the border with south sudan. >> day and night, the mass movement of peop out of sudan continues. a now in its third week has left a trail of human suffering. christina peters is desperate for medical attention. she traveled hundreds of kilometers while injured. an explosive device hit her home in sudan's capital. >> i have shrapnel in my leg.

four injuries in my back and three in my arm. i went t hospital and they found it there. the doctor said i should be taken for surgery but refused. the doctor only gave me antibiotics and put dressings on me. >> that's sudan just over on the horizon. this is another group of people coming in. every day, thousands of people crossing this no man's land between sudan and south sudan. this has been a long and dangerous journey. but for some of them, the challenges are only just beginning. >> most of the people crossing into south sudan are south sudanese nationals. many have fled north because of the war, but have now been forced to return. maria's baby is malnourished.

she's unable to breast-feed, and without any money, she cannot buy her formula milk. she does not know where help will come from. >>hen i reached the transit center, they didn't give me anything, just water. today, they gave us a small amount of food. there's not enough. even now, i'm hungry and worried about my children. >> the world food program is providing basic meals to the new arrivals, but it was already supporting millions of people in south sudan. they have to take food from them to help those who are displaced. >> the level of the resources are strained. now with the incoming influx, it is over straining the resources. >> this is a part of the world

where generations have faced war and displacement. hopes that a new chapter was being written are quickly fading. bbc news, on the border between south sudan and sudan. >> now over the weekend, two separate but deadly incidents took place in texas. here are some of information authorities have been releasing. officials in brownsville have charged the men with eight charges of manslaughter after allegedly driving his car into a bus stop. the alleged shooter that killed at least eight people at a mall in allen, texas was heavily into right wing extremism, based on the suspect's internet searches. it is not clear whether this was the motive for the killings. we are also learning more about the eight victims of that shooting. three of them were children, including a three-year-old boy and two elementary school children.

also killed was a 27-year-old engineer from india and a 20-year-old who worked as a security guard at the mall. let's bring in the bbc to talk about this. when it comes to the allen mall shooting, the police have not said that white suprema was the motive but what do we know? >> they are looking exactly into what motivated the shooter. he completed basic training in the army, but he did not complete it. he was removed because of physical or mental conditions so we don't know what that was. in terms of the white supremacy ideology, it is one line of inquiry. it was based on the clothing patch he had on his pocket, "right wing jeff squad. -- death squad." it is a popular phrase with right wing groups. it is a question of how a hispanic man could be involved.

there has been some investigation into that phenomenon. there are lots of different reasons why people of those backgrounds fall into far right extremism, far-right groups themselves often target ethnic minority groups as well, but we just don't know exactly at this stage motivated this man. >> it is not the only incident that happened in texas. a difficult weekend for the state and the country. how do we make sense of what happened in brownsville? >> brownsville is a border town with mexico. it is where many migrants go to get legally status. they go to this bus stop where they catch a ride to visit their sponsors or family members that they have in america. that is where this incident happened. where george alvarez plowed into 18 people, charged with eight counts of manslaughter and aggravated assault with a weapon. he doesave an extensive criminal history. whether or not the crash was

intentional, that is what the police are trying to find out. he is in hospital and not cooperating with police. >> all of that happened to days before title 42 is set to expire. how does that fit into all of this? >> questions are being asked about that and links are being made. title 42 is a covid era policy established by president trump where the government is automatically able to expel migrants based on backgrounds. it has been extended by president biden but it will expire thursday on midnight. there has been a huge influx into brownsville in anticipation of this ruling going. officials issued this disaster declaration. as a result, there are a lot of links being made between what alvarez did and this, but there is nothing concrete. there were some reports he expressed anti-immigration

sentiment but officials do not know. >> thank you so much. we will bring more details to you when we know them. now, let's look at iran now. the country is second only to china and the number of executions it carries out annually. now, iran has executed two men convicted of blasphemy. the judiciary said they were paying daft or confessing to desecrating -- were hangs after confessing to desecrating the koran. rights groups say they were convted in what they call sham trial. executions in iran rose by 75% last year. with at least 582 people put to death. ethnic minorities make up a large proportion. 30% were minorities, even though they only represent 2% to 6% of the population. i spoke from a representative from the human rights group.

>> this is very dark, it is devastating. we see the regime is not backing down. it is using these methods of fast executions, fast trials. no representation. family members of those that have been executed, they are witness to this type of systems of their loved ones. the arbitrarily arrested, detained, and then executed. sometime they are not even allowed to collect the bodies of the dead ones. it is a harsh wake-up call for everyone around the world. and also, the regime has continued to do this. it is not new for me, unrtunately. it feels sad to say that, but that is a fact. but, what the regime did not think was that people have access to cell phones. they have access to the internet, so th can document

every step of the human rights violations that took place. the massacres, the blood on the streets. and they didn't thinkhat the rest of the world would understand, but we do. and we are able to showcase, we are able to show the international community was actually happening on the ground. so, these executions during this year and last year is also a way of scaring people, instilling fear in the community. every friday, they still go out and demonstrate. >> the backdrop to all of this is the ongoing unrest in iran following the death of a 22-year-old last september. i'm joined in the studio by a senior fellow. thank you for joining me. we heard from someone from the community about the fact they are being targeted. what are the other types of

people we are seeing come up in these executions? >> the iranian regime is on an execution binge. they have executed 40 people in the last 10 days. the fact they are not executing people for blasphemy shows the medieval nature of the iranian regime. it h the world's highest per capita rate of executions. and essentially, it isn't economically failing, socially represve police state. anyone who is essentially not a male, shiite revolutionary is discminated against. >> you call that a socially repressive police state. the backdrop to all of this are the protests that have been going on. do you think this sudden rise is a reaction to all of that? >> absolutely. the iranian regime over the last six months have had this care of its life -- the scare of its life.

given their lack of legitimacy, ey can only rule with brutality. they are essentially trying to continue to scare their population. and they combined brutality with polarization. the way iran stays in power, the regime stays in power is divide and rule. even though they may only have 15% to 20% of societal popular support, as long as the regime remains united and the opposition is divided amongst themselves, the islamic republic can coinue to stay in power. >> you say brutality. in the past, you said you believe the islamic republic will eventually be toppled. yet, we have seen these figures. they are not afraid of executing pele. they have executedtesters in the past. the bbc has reported on that. given how difficult it is to protest in iran, do you still believe that is possible? >> i do.

there's a famous quote from a famous czech president who set every dictator looks good until the last five and its. inside -- until the last five minutes. inside iran, this regime has been ruling for 44 years and it has very limited popular support. they may have currently prevailed over these protests, but there are flashpoints forthcoming. the iran's supreme leader is 84 years old. the longest-serving dictator in the world. pretty soon, when he leaves the scene, there will be another crisis when it comes to succession. the only two people in the conversation, one is the current president, who is deeply unpopular. the other person is his son, who is also very unpopular. this regime, brutality may have prevailed in the short-term, but it cannot prevail in the medium and long-term. >> these protests are actually because of foreign agents, they say.

you say it is one of the only people that can be there in the run-up. what is his position when it comes to executions because this rise has happened under his presidency? >> he has among the bloodiest hands among all iranian officials. in 1988, it was a hanging judge who was directly complicit in the execution of 5000 political prisoners. this is the only strategy he knows as well, which is fear and brutality. >> thank you so much. we will keep following that for you as and when we have developments. now in ukraine, officials say at least three civilians have been killed and more than 14 wounded in the latest wave of russian missile attacks. the overnight attacks over 10 regions of ukraine, with a fourth such wave in over a week. the southern city of odessa has already been targeted.

russia has stepped up its aerial attacks ahead of an expected offensive by ukraine. a ukrainian general said russia intensified its shelling of the city too, a city that has already been decimated by the fighting. russia's group says moscow has agreed to his demands for more ammunition days after he threatened to withdraw his men. russian troops from a private military company have been trying to capture bakhmut for months. our correspondent is in kyiv. >> it was the fourth time in eight days that kyiv came under attack and this building was hit by debris of a drone. we heard the aerial alert here shortly before midnight and the all clear came 3.5 hours later. we spoke to a resident in one of the affected homes. what do you think is the russian goal with these attacks,

targeting places like kyiv, away from the front line? >> their target is to rise our civilian people. because they cannot fight on the field. they try to terrorize. >> now, ukrainian military says russia has launched 35 drones in this latest wave of attacks. those iranian-made drones that russia has been using to attack ukrainian cities, the ukrainian militaryntercepted all of those drums. the region of odessa also came under attack. a warehouse was hit in the south of the country. in recent weeks, russia has intensified these airstrikes, targing places like kyiv, away from the front lines. this happens as the ukrainian authorities are finishing plans for a much-anticipated counteroffensive to take back

territory that is now under russian occupation. >> now let's look at the days other news. more than 400 bodies have been recovered after floods and landslides hit the democratic republic of congo. a national day of mourning is being held. a delegation from the capitol was sent to the area four days after the eastern part of the country was hit. some areas have been completely wiped out. murder charges have been brought against the owner of a tourist boat that capsized in the southern indian state, killing at least 22 people. the suspect fled the scene. about 50 people were on the boat which was double its capacity. india's prime minister tweeted his condolences, saying he was pained by the loss of lives. thousands of protesters have gathered in the serbian capital of belade following two mass shootings in the country last week. 17 people were killed. the rallies called serbia

against violence have been organized by people unhappy with the governnt's response to the shootings. protesters are calling for the resignation of top officials and for the media to stop promoting violence. the prime minister of the caribbean nation has told the bbc his country is not totally free as long as king charles iii remains head of state. dr. terrence drew would welcome an apology from the monetary for its historic role in the -- the monarchy for its historic role in the slave trade. our correspondent reports. >> the shifting tides of constitutional change. this tiny island is reconsidering its relationship with the crown. the prime minister says he wants to give people a say on who the head of state should be. >> the head of state should reside -- still resides in the

monarchy of england. so, that aspect of it is telling us that we are not totally free yet. that discussion will start sometime during my leadership. >> the prime minister is also calling for an apology for the monarchy's historic role in the slave trade. >> i think that acknowledging that something wrong was done, that acknowledging it and apologizing for it is a step in the right direction. >> buckingham palace says slavery is an issue the king takes profoundly seriously. last month, the palace said it was supporting independent research into the royal family's historic links to the slave trade. and on the matter of countries becoming republics, king charles has said it is a matter for each nation to decide. britain's influence remained strong here even after more than

40 years of independence. but as this nation reaches that milestone, there is ongoing debate around it. >> we still have the same colonialistic thinking and that is one thing we have to move away from. that is why i think the republic would benefit our people more. >> for us, it would be a big step. >> recent polls suggest the country is still split on whether becoming a republic is a good idea. if there's one place that illustrates the colonial past is brimstone hill fortress, the site of several royal visits, including that then prince charles in 2019. >> the entire structure of enslaved africans. they are the ones that harvested the stone and cut them into shape. >> a historian showed her king around the island.

>> we recognize the people that fill the office of the monarchy, they're in person kind and genuine human beings. but, the office do represent the same force that was behind the enslavement of the africans. >> as the country strides forward, questions linger. and reaching an agreement regarding any next steps appears to be a long way off. bbc news. >> excitement is building in liverpool in northern england where in less than one week, the grand final of eurovision will take place. on monday, there were rehearsals onset. our media arts correspondent was watching. >> eurovision 2023. and a first glimpse of what is in store.

♪ welcome to liverpool. one word, as you can see, is everywhere. ♪ the party has well and truly started. however, where liverpool bid to host eurovision, it said it had to begin event for the whole city. they weren't kidding. the opening has featured a huge concert that managed to reunite liverpool pop royalty. frankie goes to hollywood. ♪ a parade. and a rave held in both liverpool and kyiv. because this is an event that should be taking place in

ukraine. which is why the city is decked in blue and yellow, and reminding partygoers that ukraine's entrants should be performing to a home crowd. >> we will do our best to represent our country the best way possible. we feel honored. we hope we can inspire people to be a bit more stronger, to look at ukrainians who are united now. >> but after this, it is down to business and the countdown to saturday. ♪ >> before we go, no event is really over until u have seen the photos, right? like weddings and graduations. coronations are kind of the same. buckingham palace has released four official photographs. prince charles is in full regalia wearing the imperial state crown. another shows queen camilla

wearing queen mary's crown and robe of state. a third photo shows the king and queen. and there's a group picture of the king and queen with members of the working royal family in the throne room. thank you for watching world news america. there's plenty more of our top stories on our website so please check it out, and more so on twitter. than narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and adviso. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

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