a ah disturbing footage emerges from don, yet one woman is dead and 6 others are injured. following the brutal ukrainian shelling of an orthodox could feed rural during easter services, as well as a local kindergarten 56 dead and hundreds more injured as reports of heavy fighting between tara military forces and the sudanese army enters the 2nd day. the french prime minister says new reforms are to come with the government taking the people's opinion into account that says, protest, her faith baton said tear gas in response to their discontent with what some c as

the sign of it's obviously for me, this is the ultimate slap in the face of decisions. they were autocratic and yeah, washes out warsaw, poland, and hungary band the import of teeth, you premium brain to protect their local market. ah, good afternoon for mark international studios in moscow and welcome to the weekly the, our week's top stories across the globe. i'm fear allies about don. yes, local officials have reported one person dead and 6 more injured from ukrainian shelling of a church during easter services. warnings from may find the falling images disturbing. ah,

yes target had done yes because main cathedral on easter sunday, where many practitioners had headed to prey in this foot as you can see, some injured laying on the ground near the scene. more graphic images are ahead. ah, ukraine fired around 20 shells from soviet era rocket launcher systems, hitting densely populated residential areas across the city. as you can see in the footage, a local market has been completely destroyed. to pharmacies were also struck, killing one woman in a nearby vehicle. he f. shelly damaged, a nearby apartment building and targeted public squares filled with worshippers returning home after easter services. here's how i witnessed as described, the terrifying attack tomlins. their check on the city center was probably one of

the worst things that could have happened on eastern night. apparently it was a standard grad miss hold barrage. people began lying on the ground. the ground shook. the smell of gunpowder is still there, but it is unclear what is happening. there was a guy who was at the church service. he was injured. they say he got hit in the stomach, there were 2 hits, it was very loud. they say they are more people there, but i didn't see them. she was still in some kind of movement showing signs of life that it got worse and worse. now the ambulance came. meanwhile, a kindergarten was also head during the ukrainian attack. as you can see in the footage, the blaze has fully engulfed the building, destroying it, and nearby premises. with 1st responders on the scene working to contain the fire. there have been no reports of casualties. we spoke to the kindergartens head about what happened me up sources when the gatekeeper called me at 4 o'clock. he said

that charles landed near the kindergarten the windows had been blown out than they called me and told me that the annex was on fire and as a fire brigade had been cold. thank god, no one was heard. this is not the 1st time our building has been struck. it happened 1st on february 19th, and now it's happening again and in the embattled city of our feel, moscow so known as bach mote. pmc wagner, troops under chief give guinea pri, goshen, have helped civilians evacuate after celebrating easter together. you work for those who died in this war. you get it from under voice, the storm troopers, they even helped us carry our bags. i was touched to be honest. the red cross estimates are, are thousands of people still living and our to almost which became a brutal war zone last year. according to authorities. the of the john yes republic,

ukrainian nationalists are using them as human shields. to stall the russian advance. there have been local reports that the key of regime has been taking away children in order to force parents to choose ukrainian humanity in corridors instead of the one set up by moscow. while ukraine strikes churches and don, yet, kids also persecuting practitioners. authorities in care have announced that orthodox easter is banned in the capital. a mandated curfew has been put into effect in order to forbid churchgoers from attending traditional evening masses. however, catholic easter last week was not prohibited that comes as the ukrainian orthodox church has been bad in multiple ukrainian regions following weeks of arrest and harassment of its clergy. and in some cases, the burning of temples to add insult to injury prayers and russian have been

forbidden and t f. most well known sanctuary. however, in his easter speech, the nations president failed to mention his attempts to push out ethnic russians. i sincerely congratulate ukrainians and all christians who i celebrate an easter today. we may have different religions, but we all believe in freedom. this is what religious freedom looks. slight key of style monks been evicted from a place they've called home for decades. the authorities been cheered on by people with not seen speier, tattoos, and far riots. insignia ah, that smell of european freedom. ah,

so what is at the heart of the matter, while key of us trying to cleanse its churches from anyone they deem pro russian ban in their awesome language and its churches and even threatening the leadership of the ukrainian orthodox church with jail time, the law and the responsibility for violating it are the same for every one and a cassock is no guarantee of pure intentions. rushes using religion to promote propaganda and divide ukrainian society, the leader of the monastery metropolitan puzzle has now been placed under house arrest for 2 months. yeah. ready i didn't do anything wrong. i know this is a political case because i was told to switch to the key of backed orthodox church of ukraine, but i refused to. i was threatened. the security service of ukraine came to me and said, a criminal case should be opened against me. so watts if millions still follow him as part of the ukrainian orthodox church. not to be confused with the rival church created just 4 years ago, which was named iran. confusingly,

the orthodox church of ukraine. the government decided to terminate a long held lease agreements with the old church and throw them out of the key of picturesque lava the new arrival of church than silk over the orthodox christmas service in january. and now they're conducting east to services there, while ukrainian security forces i harass increase across the country and essentially locked in up the spiritual leader who had been there for years. and this though, the most famous one so far is just one of dozens of criminal cases against priest in the korean orthodox church. we've seen the west regularly form at the mouth of our gay rights gender writes, well, what about religious rights? does not mean anything any more or only when it comes to ukraine, but it's all falling on the west death ears as no one is making a big deal out of priest, been thrown out, addicted, rated and persecuted in ukraine. since they are suspect more precisely the

ukrainian orthodox church, which has autonomy and is actually independent from the moscow patriarch it but maintains contacts with it as to all other churches including our own, the serbian one does not like the concept of a russian world for ukrainian citizens, it is as sacred as for other people who lived in the one state for centuries. that was when there was still no concept of an independent ukraine to persecute the church is to shoot ourselves in the foot. you cannot infringe on sanctuaries, whatever goals you are pursuing. the church is not at war. it cannot and should not be at war. this is a direct persecution of the church. 56 dead and hundreds more injured as the reports of heavy fighting between recess paramilitary forces and the sudanese army entered the 2nd day. we'll journalists, michael, a teeth reports from done so already like living

in the situation of a state of emergency life. people down and be busy or very snow, lived like in the market on the shops on the shopping, close or shut down. and people trying to monitor the situation and some information we are getting also very public schools within the component belonging to catholic church and then in the private sector as well as the student . second respect, they spend the last night more than 40200 in bad school. so that was appeal from try to tell the military or the out there in the coding or for them to enjoy their families in some areas.

meanwhile, reports are coming in that the sudanese army has these the paramilitary groups headquarters as well as several military bases. the army also allegedly reclaim the site of the state television broadcast channel overnight. that's after our forces to control the building on saturday. my bob didn't leave enough about my i had to send one of them. you know, the un security council has also called on the warring parties to immediately, whole military actions. let's take a closer look at how the events have unfolded. ah, contemplate opportunity and we will see the sound acquiring to

a really scared as we so armed forces in full gear. the army forces check everywhere possible. all rosalind to the capital to presidential office and critical harry's will be given a work closed. we cantfield other views as if barney's own going had their horses. that would be texas. if we do that we are so terabyte right now. just recently we heard bombings and the sound of screaming. now the atmosphere in the city is less aggravated after the army forces bombarded r. s f. positions that i think is the calm before the storm. as the recept stated, they will dispatch their forces here with

amid the chaos and sudan, neighboring chad has closed its borders with a country. several nations including russia, are concerned about the escalation in our calling for a cease fire. the dramatic events taking place in sudan cause serious concern in moscow. we call on the parties to the conflict to show political will and restraint and take urgent steps towards a cease fire. we proceed from the fact that any disagreements can be settled through negotiations. we've heard among some of the other i neighboring countries, for instance, we've heard in egypt, foreign ministry coming out of the statement thing that the edge both parties to de

escalate and move into a state that would allow for negotiations and allow for progress to be made towards a transitional government, egypt is full when with great concern, the developments in sudan with the ongoing clashes there. it calls on also any spots still exist, maximum, restrain, to protect the lives and capabilities of the brotherly sudanese people. and so the whole, the supreme interests of the homeland albany blinking also came out with a fade meant as the u. s. secretary fe saying that there might be other players who are in the reason and against the formation of a transitional government. it's a fragile situation. there are other actors that may be pushing against that, that progress. but this is a real opportunity to finally carry for the civilian la transition. and one that we and in other countries are trying to are to bolster. and we've also heard from the

u. s. ambassador to sedan, john godfrey, who says that they are continuing to take shelter and their thing away from the windows and sites. and that, you know, if they're worried about the record gunfire sounds that the hearing outside of their compound in khartoum and the urge both players to de escalate. and to really move into a position of authority from both the representatives of the iris f, as well as to dance army. not back on to the anthony blinking, had intimated that there should be a swift for formation of a civilian lead government, which would facilitate the end lead to a creation of a civilian government in a country that really has not enjoyed any stability since the ousting of omar, russia beg, in 2019. so then being part of this, i held us worry that this conflict could further am bolster those that are fighting

within that reason and routing about countries like check and countries that have known instability. see, because that is what surroundings then we're talking about. if yo was recently had its own civilian conflict. and if we're talking about countries such as a tree or, and we were looking at south sudan, which has really been the more stable of the neighbors. but as an instability in sudan would ultimately spill over into other countries and could prevent a really pro long strife for that region. and there is a big worry around what could happen in the region as a whole. especially when one looks at the flow of guns that have been readily available within that region. so it's, it's a big concern, but of course it's worth noting that neither if your pia nor chad or eritrea or

south, then had offered any statements from the ministry. with regards to the ongoing conflict in sudan, independent journalists, and member of the african human security index. dennis cody says the international intervention is much needed should not wait until right for, and i think we'll see what's going on because we don't get stuck in any kind of movement. then. i mean, that was my movie, but i think the kind of ensuring that once

we get, you know, we know that the french government intends to accelerate reforms responding to the worries and anger of the population. that's the message coming from the countries prime minister, following the adoption of controversial pension reforms by president manuel mac chrome. look of the sort in better yonder of what passing through serious times in which a tough for many of our fellow citizens wall is at the gates of europe. the consequences of climate change agreeable rising prices, the feeling that public services is slipping away don't smoke or to so we have a duty to listen to our constituents, to listen to that warriors, so fears and danvers, exactly the same. it follows numerous protests against raising the countries retirement age by 2 years, during which police violently suppress demonstrators. ah

ah, the protest started back in march and engulf not only the capital but a number of other cities, including marseilles and to lou demonstrator set cars, garbage and even a police station on fire. the french president defended the bill, saying it would help avoid pension deficits. yet, according to polls, he failed to convince 2 thirds of the population with the pension age rise, becoming the biggest domestic challenge of mac. crohn's 2nd term will will say the initiative is a manifestation of a talker see to publicly whom you know that we must not forget that the violence

initially came from the bosses in the form of enforcing an employment enforcing 2 more years of working for miserable wages let me know i'd like to push, i'm not the best way to frame the audio of the days, the definitive and total retreat of a villainous project, which is a nationwide insult to was walker. so by law, for me, this is the ultimate slap in the face. of decisions they are autocratic and no longer reflect the democracy that is supposed to be in france to day and hunger and po, and have imposed a temporary ban on the import of grain and other food products from ukraine. warsaw says the move is aimed at protecting its domestic food market. while budapest is afraid of economic destabilization due to the uncontrolled inflow of cheap produce, he have responded to poland, accusing it of going back on a previous deal. the decisions of the polish side contradict our agreements. we understand that polish farmers are in a difficult situation,

but we emphasize that ukrainian farmers are in the most difficult situation right now. in recent months, the influx of cheap ukrainian grain into european countries has led to plummeting profits for local producers. warsaw, so bad on imports comes just days after foolish farmers rallied in protests here, the border with you frayed. the transitive brain across the e. u has flooded global markets, bullish protest her sake. brain supplies from care should be sealed like weapons shipments to prevent european markets from over saturation. and poland isn't the only e country we're farmers have been protesting in bulgaria, green producers riley last month, also against ukrainian brain imports. in a recent letter to the european commission, the prime ministers of 5 eastern european countries said tariffs on ukrainian agricultural imports should be considered, as well as compensation for local producers. however,

global policy researcher george them, well, he says the e u isn't concerned about those complaints. this was entirely predictable that you, when you dump, owing millions of tons of the ukrainian grain onto europe's markets. you're going to be calls an absolute, a rifka prices for europe's farmers. now, the european union is not really that concerned about the plight of europe. swan was, i mean, it's actually wanted to drive out much of europe for farmers out of business already. because it's either he doesn't like all the animal products that he's produces doesn't like all the nitrogen the cows produced. so it's actually been quite in favor of a sharply diminishing the number of farms in europe. so the mode exactly weeping tears over the complaints of bulgaria. the syrian representative under line than

assessed in a variety of fields while also expressing gratitude for help in the aftermath of recent devastating wait. while he is also expected to head to neighboring, geneva or syria has announced the reopening of its embassy an agenda. earlier this week, serious foreign minister also visited saudi arabia, which recently restored diplomatic ties with iran. meanwhile, bahrain and guitar have taken steps to resume bilateral cooperation. after years of discord. however, the middle east is reconciliation is seemingly disturbing to the u. s. funding middle east institute, which has been backing so called moderate rebels in syria instead of damascus ortiz donald quarter, explains why the u. s. is upset to see peace in the region. a historic meeting of reconciliation between saudi arabia and syria after 12 years of severed diplomatic tides, re adds even set it supports damascus is attempt to reassert control over syrian

territories and eliminate armed militias plaguing parts of the country. but as always, someone in washington is not happy about the prospect of much awaited peace in the region pulling and desperately short sighted. so it has welcomed a sas foreign minister based on my dad and deputy foreign minister. i man, so sorry to jed that this isn't the escalation. it's unconditional submission to a criminal regime. an arca state an l. i of iran's islamic revolutionary guard, cor, that's charles lister, a senior fellow and director of to syria related programs at the middle east institute. think tank sponsored by the us state department. it comes as no surprise then that he spent his career white washing the bloody deeds of syrian jihadist groups. rebranding them as moderate rebels despite the documented atrocities they've committed against civilians. these opposition may not necessarily be the

kind of opposition that we wanted, but it has a very significant constituency in syria. so these are not necessarily people we would want as our allies. but we have to acknowledge that these are syrians, and if there is going to be a political solution and they are not involved, then we will be creating more of a mass than their already ease. this is a part of that american catastrophe. when he says of the middle east, how we will make it a conciliation with terrorists with the crimean, as with ariana criminal under my fits, they snows very well that harass sham and other and military groups then, or that they are those odd. do rous entities and they are classified as at their us into this and that from national living. how we will make a reconciliation with them and how we bring them to the political operation. should we bring tourists of that government and see it in to the fundamental syria? should we bring those whole be headed, city and civilians,

and sit in san jose and king and make exclusions here and there. should we bring of him for the parliament, should we form a parliament on a government of really criminal r, r? i'll shaw mal new sra, al qaeda isis. there's not exactly a gaping ideological difference between them. and lister knows that as he even admitted that aurora shaun's command structure was filled with former members of al qaeda. but for some reason, those in washington never really lost any sleep over working with islamic fundamentalists. in fact, the u. s. has a long history of using them to accomplish american foreign policy goals. to be fair, we had helped to create the problem. we're now fighting. and now once again, we're seeing history repeat itself in syria, america, supporting moderate rebels, but this time to bleed the country dry of its oil. it's no wonder america's war. hawks are upset, but damascus is making friends in the arab world. oh, out of space has changed their fully season, their positions in respect to the syrian crisis and the only party which didn't

change is a position as united states here as a middle eastern nations. we have a very long experience with american and with western policies in middle east, which was very catastrophe indeed. and i don't think that united states now in a position in which can classify who is their criminal and who is the innocent? who is the doris and who is not an accomplice? is always, we have catastrophe in middle east and they didn't do anything down. remember, that's our up on the hour and weeks top stories coming up. many who left russia in the early ninety's after the aftermath of the full war are returning in this time with a conscious desire to help cultivate their ancestral land. the discussion lacks on well to part with

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