ah, following on the headlines on al jazeera, here a secretary of state, anthony lincoln has promised ukraine's forces of continued support from the white house. he met the ukrainian president and keep on sunday along with you as defense, secretary lloyd austin.

s. secretary of state anthony lincoln is holding and media conference following the nato foreign minister is needing earlier on. are you christ, prosecutor general? they've already found 410 bodies of dead civilians in that one town alone. and it's not just future emerging. the body of the 50 year old mayor, allah. so ankle was found in a shallow grave along with her hands bound alongside the bodies of her husband and son. they were last seen alive, being taken away by russian soldiers in our keith. a woman was sheltering in a school with her 5 year old daughter and neighbors. when a russian soldier picked her out and forced her to accompany him to an empty classroom, he cut her face and night with a neck and neck with a knife excuse me. threaten to kill her and raped her repeatedly at gunpoint. with each day more and more credible reports. a brave killings torture are emerging and for every boucher there are many more towns. russia has occupied and more towns, it is still occupying places where we must assume russian soldiers a committee, more atrocities. right now. here's what we're doi

ukraine's government has released this video of the secretary of state, anthony lincoln and lloyd austin being greeted by mr. zelinski. and they are the highest level u.s. officials to visit ukraine since russia's invasion began. facebook a short time ago in poland, after returning from keefe. lincoln said russia is trying to brutalize parts of ukraine still, and for more on this, let's bring suarez in. that's in ukraine, just across the polish border. >> reporter: christiane, we have had the secretary of state, anthony lincoln, as well as he said, lloyd austin, who spoke in the last hour or so, having met with volodymyr zelenskyy at the presidential palace. the meeting, we were told was productive and engaging. a meeting that lasted about three hours, speaking to the press from poland. just across the border. secretary blink in, said that russia continues to subject and continues to subjugate parts of the country. and also, brutalized parts of the country. he also praised the courage, the immense courage of the ukrainian civilians, as well as the troops in ukraine, calling him in his wo

anthony lincoln: oh, so pledge, $700000000.00 of extra military ad for ukraine. half of it will be a for ukraine to buy the military weapons they need at the other half will be given to it to a neighboring countries. and nato allies, which have been given weapons to your credit, to defend itself against a russian aggression. so does cautious optimism here in ukraine? seeing god said there's more and more support coming from the west. w correspondent, manuel sha staff. thank you. now let's have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. global defense spending reached a record high for the 7th consecutive year 2021. the latest report from the stopper international peace research institute reveals military spending rose to $2.00 trillion dollars. despite the pandemic, arms impose to europe increased by 19 percent of political newcomer is set to becomes davina is next. prime minister. following sundays, parliamentary elections nearly come. nearly complete returns show robert gloves left leading freedom movement, gaining a 3rd of the

the sunday visit by secretary of state anthony lincoln and defense secretary lloyd austin, comes on the heels of a deadly missile strike on the port city of odessa. zelinski says an infant was among the 8 people killed. he said, philosophy, americans, for new weapons to stop a renewed russian onslaught and ukraine, south and east dw correspondent john phillips schultz is in the vive. i asked him about zalinski reaction to the russian attack on odessa and his nightly tv address . yes, indeed, sir. president lensky put a very strong emphasis on the, on the attacks on or desa during his speech. i was in odessa myself some weeks ago . and the cultural and economic significance of the support city for ukraine can't be overestimated and may have been fierce regarding a major attacks on the city for a while. president zalinski also mentioned the story of a 3 month old, so a baby that was apparently killed in the attack, a baby that her sister seemed tolerate during a short life. and this and the fact that the attacks took place during easter celebrations. the orthodox easter celebrations and a

s. sector state, anthony lincoln says, washington will not let anything stand in a way of sending more arms to ukraine. we have been individually united states and collectively as partners more than 30 countries providing to ukraine, the weapons and systems that we believe it can use most effectively. and that it needs to push back against our russian aggression. and we're not gonna let anything stand in the way of getting ukrainians what they need and what we believe can be effective. so we're looking across the board right now, not only of what we've provided and continue to provide, but whether there are additional systems that would make a difference. step boston has more from brussels, blink, and makes clear the balancing act that the nato countries have been going through in the last couple of days. he gave some very detailed and all to glue some accounts of alleged to war crimes and atrocities committed. and ukraine basically giving a clear message that there was a moral responsibility felt by nature to do more for ukraine to sense more military support. but cutting short of bei

s. top diplomat, anthony lincoln has emphasized a vital importance for taiwan to possess its own means of defense. but the vice chairman of a private thing tank in china, nelson wong says that the u. s. should take a closer look at the possible negative effects of its ambitions in the pacific region. the country has a right to express that concern, but this is the metro to sovereign countries. i think people can always analyze the impact, an incident of happening according to their own willingness, their own understanding and perception. but by the end of the day, you still have to face the reality is the reality when it's the security matters of the country that is under china as a sovereign country. the invitation of the local governments in solomon islands have agreed to sign this agreement to provide assistance in terms of police force in terms of the police force. and so that's, it's something quite natural and like normal between 2 countries, actually also the chinese government has expressed its cause as well. over the south china sea of taiwan straits. whether this is the nato

win the war with the right equipment and support. austin spoke after he and secretary of state anthony lincoln, that ukrainian president for them as lensky and key. if they like fellow nato countries promised arrange of heavy and more advanced weapons. despite warnings from moscow, russia's present value may putin. it says that moscow's enemies are trying to cause unrest in the country to limit its territorial gains in ukraine. but he says it isn't working, or such a battery has more nor for most, letting me put in seemingly very directly at targeting the foreign media saying that they are an extremist that are being their views being presented in the foreign media. and he advised his and general prosecutor's office to remain vigilant. he also shared some information about a operation that the fs. b managed to prevent, from taking place. according to the presidents, the federal and security services are thwarted. an attempt of on the life of a very prominent state tv presenter vladimir sullivan, who is one of the most well known figures in this country. he has a daily program here in the eveni

here a secretary of state, anthony lincoln, has promised ukraine's forces of continued support from the white house. he met the ukrainian president and keep on sunday, along with you as defense, secretary lloyd austin. russia is failing. ukraine is succeeding. russia has sought as his principal a to totally subjugate ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. that has failed. it sought to assert the power of its military and its economy. we are forcing just the opposite. military that is dramatically under performing an economy as a result, the sanctions as a result of a mass exodus from russia, that is in shambles. had i been having it has more from mark eve, mockery of, excuse me, near keith. this was a 3 hour meeting with president the landscape that was kept under wraps. we do know that they discussed weapons president actually denied before. had said, well, if you, you're welcome to come key but don't come and hand it now for what we've heard from president after his meeting, he seems to be quite satisfied. french presidents around one micron has been ree

the secretary of state anthony lincoln will appear in front of a committee.ll go to scott in tampa florida. caller: i will like to make a few comments about the student loan debt forgiveness. in this country, there are socialist ideas -- ideals and at the very top of that is burning sanders, elizabeth warren. with the socialist ideals, from a great president from our past, he said in his inauguration speech, that is not what your -- ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. for student loan death -- debts, why is no one talking about community service to pay off the debt by these individuals? i paid off my student loans and i worked my ass off while i was in school and i am retired and i am doing community service for free. host: let's hear from ted in florida. caller: it is overrated. the bottom line is -- number two, immigration. americans need to get a life because number one, you need employees and therefore people need to come and we have all kinds of people from all over the world and right now, our population is go

the us secretary of state, anthony lincoln, will be attending and is addressing the press ahead of thehould be sending supplies to ukraine, providing support to ukraine, as the war rages on, namely heavy military equipment, so let's go now to our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, whojoins us diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, who joins us from west london. we heard jens stoltenberg yesterday described it as a new phase in this war and he has said it again. in this meeting is about what is next, what sort of a military equipment they should be providing to ukraine as they have said, as this is a new phase.— to ukraine as they have said, as this is a new phase. that's right. nato leaders _ this is a new phase. that's right. nato leaders believe _ this is a new phase. that's right. nato leaders believe they - this is a new phase. that's right. nato leaders believe they have l this is a new phase. that's right. i nato leaders believe they have may be between three or four weeks before russia has been able to reorganise its forces what they expect to be a pretty horrendous onslaught

lincoln, commissioned by congress in 1866. the portrait monument to elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. anthony 20. and most recently, the statue of rosa parks which was officially unveiled in 2013. it is among these giants that today we consider the addition of the first two women confirmed to serve on the supreme court of the united states. it took nearly 200 years after the creation of the supreme court for the first woman to sit on america's highest bench. appointed by president reagan and confirmed by the senate in 1981, with a vote of 99 to zero, a record for the most votes in support of a supreme court justice that stands to this day, associate justice sandra day o'connor blazed a trail that has forever changed the course for the better. in the years that followed, the senate has confirmed associate justices ruth bader ginsburg whom this bill also honors. sotomayor, elana kagan and most recently, justice amy coney barrett. i have no doubt that the legacy of women on the court will continue. the art collections throughout the capitol grounds play a very important role. the pieces honor the in

with anthony blank and calling it a punch to the gut but he stopped short of labeling it a genocide stuff president zaleski called what we are seeing a genocide. we all serve from secretary lincoln taking to twitter to talk about the fact that they are going to pursue accountability. the united states was looking into war crimes the other thing we heard from sec. lincoln was that every single day, the administration is looking to either tighten sanctions or ramp up the sanctions. it remains to be seen exactly what the u.s. could do next. to really hit the part of the russian economy that will hurt the kremlin is going to be oil and gas. this is on europe on that end. jonathan: the administration has resisted the temptation to publicly embarrass their european allies. have you any insight on the discussion between the europeans and the white house on how to ramp up this effort? ann marie: it's difficult and they have not wanted to embarrass their partner since the president made it clear he wants to work in lockstep and preserve this unity of working with his european allies in trying to hit the kremlin. you already see divisions within europe. they said they will stop imports of