the victory of the revolution and the national day of our country in separate messages, and antonio guterres, the secretary general of the united nations , congratulated the foreign minister and the president of our country on this day in a phone call to mr. amir abdollahian . fajr will be held tonight. the names of the nominees for the simorgh crystal award of the 41st fajr international film festival have been announced. parviz sheikh tadi, majid esmaili, ebrahim hatami, kia , mohammad reza sharifi, nia mahmoud razavi, mohammad taqi fahim, and masoud naghizadeh are the judges of the souda section of simorgh. the nominees for the best director of the festival were ab, mr. mohammad ali bashe ahangar, for the movie cinema metropol, mr. hossein mirzamohammadi, for the movie leather jacket, mr. mohammad asgari , for the movie gamer's room, mr. mr. hadi mohammadian, mr. behnoud nekoui, mohammad javad jannati, for the movie bacha zarang, mr. babak khajeh. mr. pasha for the film in the embrace of the tree, mr. hamid zargrenjad for his film 10 mr. mohammad hossein latifi for the film gharib, the no

united nations secretary general antonio guterres also congratulated the foreign minister and the presidentour country on this day in a phone call with mr. amir abdollahian . it is currently being held, the journalist of the sedav and sima news agency, ms. zwanati, is stationed in the milad tower. magnetic, hello, the night before the final ceremony of the festival and the announcement of the selected people, what is the news? i also say hello to you , dear viewers of the 21st world news. one in three sections will be built in the section first, the awards of the international section were given inside was directed by mr. amer bashir, which is a joint product of qatar , india and france. a short film and a documentary were introduced. the world of cinema had become very real . the short film won the best short film of the 41st festival . getting the best post award now that i'm talking to you, the awards of sodai simorgh section are also given in the iranian cinema competition. it is also considered from the national point of view . it was given to the film gharib directed by mr. latifi . i

finland, norway, belgium, armenia and un secretary-general antonio guterres as well as the commission of the un high commissioner for human rights had a meeting. this trip of aye amir abdollahian will probably last for three days and the plans of today's programs continued. regarding the visit of the president of belarus to beijing, the president of belarus lukashenko is going to visit beijing on a three-day trip starting this thursday . more details of this trip have not been provided. the important issue is that the conflict between china and washington has reached its peak. about the war in ukraine and both sides are accusing each other and russian military aid is bad news . as you know, the french medical union opposes the plan that the french national health insurance fund put forward. in france at its peak the fund will be added to them, they will prepare the french national health insurance fund and propose to increase the medical tariffs to calm the situation, but it seems that even this plan will not be able to stop the strikes and protests of the medical staff. it is that th

secretary general antonio guterres calls the war to end, we will speak to a russian journalist with the news outlet meduza, which was recently outlawed by the russian government in moscow's latest crackdown on the independent press. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the death toll from monday's devastating earthquakes in turkiye and syria has topped 17,000 and continues to rise as search-and-rescue crews warn the chance of finding survivors in the rubble is rapidly dwindling. survivors face unfathomable conditns without shelter, heat, food, water, or medical care. the first u.n. aid envoy -- or convoy has finally reached northwest syria three days after the quakes. rescue efforts there have been complicated by damage and displacement from 12 years of war and harsh sanctions. this is rob holden, the world health organization's incident manager for the earthquakes. >> we have auge disaster unfolding. we have a lot of people who have survived now out in the open and horrific conditions. we have major disrup

antonio guterres, secretary general of the united nations, in a telephone conversation with mr.r abdullahian , congratulated the foreign minister and the president of our country on this day . the names of the candidates to receive the simorgh the 41st fajr international film festival was announced. parviz sheikh tadi , majid esmaili, ebrahim hatami, kia, mohammad reza sharifi, nia mahmoud razavi, mohammad taqi fahim and masoud naqashzadeh were the judges of the sodai simorgh section of the festival, and the nominees for the best director were mr. mr. mohammad ali bashe ahangar for the movie cinema metropol mr. hossein mirzamohammadi for the movie leather coat mr. mohammad asgari for the movie the straw room mr. mr. mr. hadi mohammadian behnoud nekoui mohammad javad jannati for the movie babak khwaje pasha’s baby smart mr. hamid zargranjad for his film 10 mr. mohammad hossein latifi for the film gharib, the best first film nominees for the first director, mr. arman khansarian for the film orange forest, mr. reza najafi for the film after leaving sarkar, ms. leila for colonel sor

antonio guterres , secretary general of the united nations, in the introduction the united nations report on the world economic situation and outlook has written that inequality in the world is greater than ever before . head of global economic monitoring the united nations says that the acceleration of economic growth in the united states, the european union, and the rest of the world's developed economies has weakened greatly, and this situation has had a negative impact on the countries ' economies. although they still have much less than before the outbreak of corona, it will get better due to the increase in the price of oil and non-oil products. the united nations believes that the growth of the us gdp will decrease significantly in the coming months, and it will be one and eight tenths from the previous figure. the percentage will reach the percentage. view one of the worst predictions of the united nations economy in 2023, this organization's assessment of the european economy last year, based on this , the growth rate of europe in the coming year will be only two tenths of a perc

un secretary general antonio guterres also said that the situation in the occupied territories has reached dangerous conditions. between this country and tajikistan announced that the american seismological center has declared the intensity of this earthquake as 6 and 8 on the richter scale at a depth of 20 km . more details about the earthquake on the border of china and tajikistan have not yet been released. the president of turkey said that in earthquake-prone areas, buildings should not exceed recep tayyip erdoğan also emphasized the need to pass strict laws and regulations to protect people in future earthquakes and added that the buildings built by the government in the mass housing project have not been destroyed and this is proven by the plan to build buildings. with you it must continue. thanks for the support in the name of god, hello, good night, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to tonight's football magazine. to start, we have to report that persepolis won sepahan and went to the quarter finals of the el clasico cup . thanks to the el clasico cup, the two teams have breathtaking c

antonio guterres , the secretary general of the united nations, in a telephone conversation with mr. amir abdullahian, congratulated the foreign minister and the president of our country congratulated the flag hashtag of the ittehad poish one, which became hot in the virtual space at the same time as the 44th celebration of the islamic revolution. it was a white cloth in the corner of the factory, when it turned red and green , its fate changed. it is said to take him to the top of the hill until he gets there. the soldiers who saved kurdistan from the terrorists fainted from the side. the flag was there that day as well. it was as if it was destined to be at the top. alley by alley, they could tell why in people's houses read here in the virtual space. i installed it in the morning at dawn. i am at home and at work . i bring the eyes of the martyrs to us. the house i do not know is the story of our flag. the children kiss the flag of the islamic republic of iran by the students of peshi village on the eve of the anniversary of the victory of the islamic revolution and the story of m

antonio guterres, said on monday that this year we have a real possibility to change the direction in yemen and move towards peace. how realistic are his words and the extreme optimism of mr. what is the cause of goiter sir? united nations based on the talks of farvardin ansarullah dodi, but now the intra-regional groups of revenue-generating governments are trying to establish the political maturity and field approach of ansarullah in the battle with the opposition front , and if today we witnessing a series of talks about new agreements from this many field diplomats, ansarullah, the united nations is coming to do this work, they are injecting this optimism based on the news reports that there is an agreement with explanations in this field that has done this work and 310 billion dollars for the provision of humanitarian aid to the yemeni people for 2023 has been allocated, what caused the fact that for 8 years he was really aligned with the saudi regime in the killing of the yemeni people and kept silent and sometimes even accompanied it . he shows a green light to help the yemeni

un secretary general antonio guterres also said that the situation in occupied territories have reached a dangerous situation in protest against the deadly attack of the zionist forces on nablus. a general strike has started in hebron in the west bank. a number of palestinians have also condemned the violence of the zionist forces by holding a rally in new food. at least 11 people were killed in yesterday's aggression. the zionist regime was martyred in nablus in the west bank. since the beginning of this year, at least 61 palestinians, including 13 children , have been martyred in successive attacks by the occupying forces in various areas of the west bank. another news is that a palestinian woman was also shot in the occupied city of quds. zionist soldiers were attacked and wounded. the occupying soldiers claimed that this woman was planning to use cold weapons with them . the european commission banned the installation of the chinese video program tiktok on its operating system. strengthening this cyber security the commission asked the employees of the european executive body to use

said that with the intensive meetings of the minister of foreign affairs on his trip to geneva, antonio guterrescretary general of the united nations, has become more open, who from detailed meetings to questions related to me as a very important area of ​​issues

secretary general antonio guterres expressed his condolences to the families and called on the internationalunity to show solidarity. gutierrez says the u.n. is mobilizing to support the emergency response and that u.n. staff are already on the ground assessing how best to provide assistance. germany's chancellor olaf scholz has expressed his solidarity with turkiye into the ribs of the earth like, and has also offered help. >> i would like to say to all of those who have been affected by this terrible disaster, to relatives and friends, to the whole of turkiye, we stand in solidarity. it is really very sad. they disaster on a massive scale. together with all of the others, we have offered help. we are coordinating it with the turkish government, but also all the others in europe and elsewhere who have offered help. >> along with help from germany, turkiye will receive assistance from a joint european union relief effort or donated from brussels. joining me now from brussels is -- with the european commission, spokesperson for humanitarian aid and crisis management. it is good to have you wi

countries to the african union they lost their seats following military coups u.n secretary general antonio guterress also joining the leaders in the capital addis ababa together with the european council president charles michelle. so what's on the agenda leaders will discuss widespread conflict in the eastern democratic republic of congo and insecurity in mali burkina faso guinea and sudan another major topic will be food security many people are going hungry in several regions with somalia close to famine the group will also debate regional cooperation talks between sudan and ethiopia and libya's stall transition are among top concerns. on a broader level governments will discuss a request for permanent african seats on the united nations security council and the g20 group of major economies. for more on all this i'm joined by our guests and kampala is victor ochen director for african youth initiative network and robot is muhammad alishki senior fellow at the policy center for the new south a moroccan think tank that focuses on economic and social public policies. and in london is jonathan ofay

un secretary general antonio guterres said that the situation of their lessons has reached dangerousditions . more than 400 suicide deaths are recorded in the occupied territories every year, according to a report to the benefit of the zionist regime presented annually, more than 6,500 zionists commit suicide in the occupied territories . suicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers in the zionist communities in the occupied territories. the zionist army also stated in a report about the increase in suicide among the zionist soldiers not long ago. worried and the death due to suicide among the zionist soldiers last year was 22 % compared to the previous year. china vision announced the occurrence of an earthquake measuring 71 on the richter scale in the border region between this country and tajikistan . the american seismological center reported the intensity of this earthquake. it announced a magnitude of six and eight tenths on the richter scale at a depth of 20 kilometers and predicted that a small number of residents of the region were trapped in the landslide. abo

un secretary—general antonio guterres says the situation is "devastating."nations is mobilising to support the emergency response, and so let's work together in solidarity to assist all those hit by this disaster, many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid. our other main story this hour — ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what is the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april's pay with the unions. we have the process through the pay review body. it's an independent process and we're keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure that the nhs has been under in the wider context in terms of inflation. the head teacher of one of the uk's top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7—year—old daughter. a former girlfriend of the influencer andrew tate tells the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys — and harry styles picks up album of

the announcements came in the wake of an appeal from the un secretary general antonio guterres, who calledresponse to the disaster. i'm joined now by viv euini, director of international operations, at the new zealand red cross. thank cross. you forjoining us. we've heard thank you forjoining us. we've heard about the pledges that are coming in from all over the world, including countries like australia and new zealand how are they contributing to these relief efforts? �* , . contributing to these relief efforts? �*, . . ,, contributing to these relief efforts? �* , . . , , ., efforts? it's a massive event, a significant _ efforts? it's a massive event, a significant loss _ efforts? it's a massive event, a significant loss of _ efforts? it's a massive event, a significant loss of life. - efforts? it's a massive event, a significant loss of life. the - significant loss of life. the devastation across both countries is clearly evident. it's going to need very much a global response. what the red cross red crescent movement, we have societies that pull together to provide that support. we kno

secretary general antonio guterres has warned that global warming is feeling unprecedented sea levelises that threaten nearly 900 million people around the world. he called for urgent action to limit warning -- warming and prepare for the huge number of climate refugees. the european parliament has approved a law banning the sale of new fossil fuel powered cars within the european union by 2035. the measure is part of the blocks efforts to become climate neutral by 2050. china's president xi jinping has hailed the close relationship between beijing and tehran. the iranian leader is on a three-day visit to china with a focus on strengthening trade and economic ties. equatorial guinea has confirmed his first outbreak of the marburg virus. the highly contagious disease related to ebola. nine people have died and more than 200 are in quarantine. former u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has announced she is running for the republican presidential nomination in 2024. she's the second contender to join the race after her one-time boss, the former president donald trump. the

president of the european council is calling on the secretary general of the united nations antonio guterresnvolve him in this process in the new already in the 10th package of anti-russian sanctions, there will be no such important new additional restrictions, instead there will be measures by which the european union will try to prevent russia from circumventing the existing bans , the head of the czech foreign ministry, jan lipavsky , said about this today before the meeting of foreign ministers of the eu member states. on the fact that it is necessary to introduce mechanisms that would prevent ukraine, a neighbor of russia, to bypass these sanctions and loopholes in the 9 previous packages of the restrictions imposed by the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyi, was officially invited to the online summit of the leaders of the g7 countries , which is scheduled for february 24. japanese prime minister fuma okishida, who chairs the g7 this year, announced that the main topic of the meeting, which will take place on the anniversary of the full-scale russian invasion, will be aid to ukra

let's hear now from un secretary—general, antonio guterres, who spoke earlier about the suffering ofeople. the russian invasion of ukraine is a blatant violation of united nations charter and international law. it has unleashed widespread deaths, destruction and displacement. attacks on civilian and civilian infrastructure have caused many casualties and terrible suffering. the office of the high commissioner for human rights has documented thousands of cases of conflict—related sexual violence against men, women and girls. and serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law against prisoners of war and hundreds of cases of enforced disappearances and mandatory detentions of civilians were also documented. mr president, life is a living hell for the people of ukraine. the us secretary of state antony blinken also addressed the un — here's what he had to say. members of this council should not fall into the false equivalency- of calling on both sides to stop - fighting or calling on other nations to stop supporting ukraine in the name of peace. - no member of thi

he was able to speak at the opening of the session the secretary general of the organization, antonio guterres , in the first week of the event , about 150 high-ranking officials of the member states of the un council, including ukraine will also be represented by china , the united states and iran . the session will last a record 6 weeks. in odesa, an emergency high-voltage line was cut off as reported by dtek. because of this, almost all districts of odessa and the odesa district were temporarily left without electricity. an earthquake occurred , the main center of special control reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of three or three points was recorded in the area of ​​the village of velika dobron, it is 19 km west of mukachevo according to the classification it belongs to the strongly felt ones, it is especially felt inside the building israeli settlers attacked a palestinian in an accident near the city of blues on the west bank of the jordan river, the aggression was caused by the murder of two israelis, an armed palestinian at close range shot two brothers who were in cars at t

provided to more than 5 million people within three months, for the secretary general ronal antonio guterrester has many dimensions, the victims of more than 40,000 people are believed to have died in turkey and syria. now , having lost a roof over their heads, they are returning to the last tsisyrian families crossed the border dreaming of a better life, their homeland was separated by the civil war , their new life in turkey is buried under ruins after the earthquake, so they set out again, carrying everything they have left except for the living in the avatar for 9 years. her children were born there, however, she believes that the hostility towards syrians in ukraine, which received them, became even more acute after the earthquake . we lost our house together. we are trying to find another a place to live but they keep kicking us out they tell me to go back to syria i have to stay on the street with my children where should we go the turkish government said syrians can return within two months but many people ask where do they have to return to this destroyed city full of losses and pil

, torture - this is the statement of the representative of germany, and un secretary general antonio guterres previously emphasized once again that the russian invasion violates international law, the front is the invasion is an affront to our collective conscience, it is a violation of the un charter and international law, it has dramatic humanitarian and human rights consequences, and the impact is felt far beyond the borders of ukraine, as i said from day one, russia's attack on ukraine challenges the cornerstone principles and values ​​of our multilateral system the position of the un is unequivocal, we are committed to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, and also called on russia to withdraw its troops from debates on the ukrainian territory of yevgeny, the assembly, they are still going on. but what will be the significance of the un resolution, pbc correspondent netta tafic explains . due to the veto of its permanent member russia, there were already several resolutions condemning the russian invasion

that was antonio guterres, _ upended by this disaster.cue, what goes through your mind and heart when you see that? like the international _ and heart when you see that? l «e: the international community and those of us here watching the devastating scenes from turkey and syria, it has been heart—breaking, seeing the children, the families, the grieving. all of us are feeling the grieving. all of us are feeling the pain they're feeling, but we can't imagine the suffering and what the healing is going to be like to get over this. the healing is going to be like to get over this— the healing is going to be like to get over this. the healing is going to be like to net over this. ~ ., :, i. ., ,, :, get over this. what do you make of increased border _ get over this. what do you make of increased border crossings - get over this. what do you make of increased border crossings and i increased border crossings and access that has been allowed by president assad? it is only thee months? it president assad? it is only thee months? , , _, , presid

iran completed in a written appeal, which tehran's envoy to the un sent to secretary general antonio guterress pointed out, the results of the preliminary investigation indicate that the zionist the regime is responsible for the terrorist attack on the object of defense. in the city of isfahan. the action of this regime violates international law and is condemned. the drone attack on the plant took place on the night of january 29 and, according to tehran , one of the drones shot down air defense , two more fell into defensive traps. this is a cowardly attack. our special services are against us. powerfully working to ensure maximum security, such actions will not affect in any way. it is the determination of our scientists to succeed in a peaceful nuclear program, israel does not comment on the attack prime minister netanyahu in an interview with sen from a direct answer to the question left. i never talk about specific operations except for. a raid against iranian nuclear facilities and every time there is an explosion in the middle east, israel is blamed or we are sometimes blamed. this is

prospects of this peace are constantly weakening , the secretary general of this organization, antonio guterres, said about this today during a speech at the un general assembly that, in his words, the probability of a peaceful end to the russian war in ukraine is becoming, unfortunately, increasingly weak, and the possibility of further escalation and bloodshed is growing well, and then the quote from the un secretary general, the world is blindly heading towards a large-scale war, it is going to it with wide open eyes, this is the end of the quote. about two billion people suffer from conflicts in the world now, and this is scary . there will most likely be no new economic restrictions in the 10th package of anti-russian sanctions. the package will most likely include the means by which brussels will try to eliminate the white matter in the previous 9 packages that the kremlin uses to bypass the introduced restrictions already introduced according to sources with which talked to journalists-politicians, it is not about a real package of sanctions, but about the adjustment of the already exist

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told a summit of african leaders he's deeply concernedtinent. speaking at the start of the annual african union gathering mr guterres also announced an increase to funding to combat famine as well as addressing and funding emergencies. around the world today, 339 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, an increase of more than 25% since last year. and so today. here, i am announcing the largest ever allocation from our united nations central emergency response fund to $150 million. to combat famine and to address and fund emergencies. i'm talking about 18 countries in the world, of which 12 are in the african continent. these resources will support some of the most vulnerable people in some of the most forgotten crises around the world, including those at risk of famine in africa. the bbc�*s kalkidan yibeltal is attending the summit in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa — he sent us this report. this is an annual gathering of african leaders in which generally issues of the past 12 months are discussed and agendas for the year ahe

but if you remember, let's say, the visit of secretary general antonio guterres last year, when he wasflew into the center of the city. the kremlin heard that it is better not to do anything, well, just look in the kremlin, if it’s absolutely crazy, yes , it’s just, well, according to the level of their development, they already had a low level. from they can always pick on someone who is weak. yes, it is clear that he cannot launch nuclear weapons on russia, but the united states can, so of course they are. main , they were shooting at kyiv . what do you think from a political point of view in the context of american-russian relations , that this is a visit? biden just tells this. how do you say that it changes in the context of relations? well, look, in the united states and russia, there is no relationship , yes, there is a relationship in the united states and ukraine. confrontation yes, in the first place, it is very well arranged entirely by man-made russia, that's what it changes, i don't know, i think that in this case it doesn't change anything , because it probably won't get

ukraine, and in this conflict with russia, he would take part in the debate, and secretary general antonio guterres, in particular, noted that despite what the weapons are saying now, he is convinced that only the diplomatic way can guarantee a stable and fair peace, therefore, in his opinion, everything must be done in order to stop the escalation and start negotiations accordingly , and the united states secretary of state anthony blinken also spoke at the meeting, he had a very powerful and long emotional speech, he spoke a lot of course, about peace. but before that, for example , he mentioned that almost exactly a year ago , he was in this very hall, talking about russia's plans, about the fact that it was preparing for a full-scale invasion, and about how constantly the representative of russia then accused a -a and said that these accusations are groundless and within a week russia attacked ukraine. also, mr. blinking spoke quite enthusiastically about the spirit of ukrainians in particular. he said that after a-a russia was unable to destroy the ukrainian army so it began to destroy people,

80 speakers spoke, most of them ministers of foreign affairs, as well as un secretary general antonio guterres, who called to move away from the edge of the abyss , my colleague iryna solomko is currently working at the headquarters. she is joining our studio. start the day before, what arguments did you hear greetings nataliya yes right at this moment the evening so-called meeting begins when we will wait when we wait for this vote first there must be considered amendments proposed to belarus by russia's partner, after that there should be a vote directly for the resolution. if we talk about the general course of the meeting of this special extraordinary session of the general assembly, then as you already mentioned, it was very much focused on it , and that is, it is like this first, the first event is dedicated to the anniversary of the beginning of the invasion within the framework of the un, and therefore a lot of countries were represented at the level of foreign ministers , for example, the european union was represented by the chief european diplomat, borel, in particular, he said that

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told a summit of african leaders he's deeply concernedthe start of the annual african union gathering, mr guterres also announced an increase in cash to combat famine as well as addressing and funding emergencies. in our world today people are in need of military aid. an increase of more than 25% since last year. and so today, here, i am announcing the largest ever allocation from our united nations central emergency response fund, $250 million. to combat famine and to address and defund emergencies. i'm talking about 18 countries in the world, of which 12 are in the african continent. these resources will support some of the most vulnerable people and some of the most forgotten crisis around the world, including those at risk of famine in africa including those at risk of famine an investigative journalist from bulgaria says he has been banned from attending the bafta awards in london due to take place tomorrow, over security concerns. christo grozev features heavily in the nominated film navalny, a documentary about the poisoning of the

antonio guterres.the world community to raise a billion dollars for the people of turkey, according to him, this is enough to help them for three months, and in series, the death toll rose to six thousand president of the republic of basharasat thanked the friendly countries for the support they have been providing since the first days of the tragedy. i want to thank the detachments from different countries who actively participated in the rescue work and continue to search for living people under the rubble, they do their job with the same enthusiasm and dedication as the syrians. they have become real brothers to us. we thank them on behalf of every syrian. he added that his country was not ready, where the elements were, because before the territory of syria was not considered a seismically dangerous zone in russia, disputes broke out over the participation of our athletes. in the next olympics, society is divided into two camps , some believe that athletes should go to paris under any circumstances

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told a summit of african leaders he's deeply concernednding to combat famine as well as addressing and funding emergencies. today, 339 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, an increase of more than 25% since last year. and so today. here. i am announcing the largest ever allocation from our united nations central emergency response fund to $150 million. to combat famine and to address and fund emergencies. i'm talking about 18 countries in the world, of which 12 are in the african continent. these resources will support some of the most vulnerable people in some of the most forgotten crises around the world, including those at risk of famine in africa. a consortium led by the head of one of qatar's biggest banks has submitted a bid to buy manchester united. they're the second bidder to have confirmed making an offer before yesterday's deadline, after ineos, a company owned by british billionaire, sirjim ratcliffe, also made a bid. here's our sports news correspondent, andy swiss. it is one of the biggest clubs in world football,

secretary-general antonio guterres saying that turkey has taken the largest portion of refugees followingria and now is the time for the international community to stand behind turkey and also to stand behind those impacted in northwest syria. >> thanks so much, nada bashir in istanbul. >>> the soccer world is mourning the loss of christian asu. his body was found in the rubble in turkey after the earthquake. and patrick snell spoke with a turkish soccer player. >> reporter: saturday very sadly indeed we learned of the news regarding the footballer whose body was found under the rubble. how do you pay contribute tout to him and to his life. >> yeah, it is really, really sad because i see all of it today from -- he played just 14, 15 days before. so i don't know. i don't know what i can say because i feel sad for him, for his family. i cannot say more because i'm really sad. >> at times like this, we've seen the global football league community coming together as one. today in the accomplish premier league, the tributes to christian atsu and his life, really powerful guestures which speak

people have been killed by two powerful earthquakes in turkey and syria. the un secretary—general antonio guterresowed by a second powerful tremor. rescuers are scrambling to reach those trapped under rubble, as hundreds of buildings have collapsed. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what is the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april's pay— with the unions. we have the process - through the pay review body, it's an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence from that that reflects the pressure the nhs has been under— and the wider context in terms of inflation. i the headteacher of one of the uk's top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and seven—year—old daughter. a former girlfriend of the influencer andrew tate, tells the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys — and harry styles picks up album of the year. good afternoon. rescue efforts con

here's its secretary—general, antonio guterres.has done its best to respond. we are deploying disaster assessment experts, coordinating search and rescue teams, providing emergency relief, food, medical supplies, thermal blankets and other life—saving items. and we are committed to do much more. i'm joined now by kenn crossley, syria's country director for the world food programme. let's just start with the very basics, is a getting through? pleasure to be with you this evening and yes, i think we should start with the basics that aid was already there. the world food programme, we have already been feeding 1.4 million people inside north—west syria, five and half million people in all of syria. he already had stocks within the area so when the earthquake was hitting we were able to be in touch with all of the local partners, community groups that work with us and supply them quickly. with meals that were ready—to—eat for people who were affected by the earthquake, the disaster. so yes, eat was already there, but no new aid has bee

secretary-general antonio guterres now is the time he says for the world to stand behind turkey. also calling for nearly $400 million in aid for northwest syria because of course that regions has been heavily impacted. in fact we are now seeing aid being transferred across the water from turkey into northwest syria, but there needs to be more, that is the message from the aid groups, from the united nations, particularly of course after so many years of war, of conflict in northwest syria. and we have seen here in istanbul families now beginning to be evacuated to this city, many left with absolutely nothing. but these humanitarian assistance programs, these evacuations are providing a vital life line. >> nad take a bashir, thank you much. >>> belarus president will be meeting with vladimir putin in moscow. he blamed ukraine for the invasion saying he will not attack kyiv unless provoked and he wants to host peace talks with the u.s. >> translator: convey this message to him via your channels. we are ready to welcome him and have a serious discussion if he wants peace in oounukra

additionally, antonio guterres says the group's lead more than one way into northern syria. >> this is the moment of unity, it is the moment to politicize our to divide -- but it is obvious that we need massive support. and, so i will be, of course, very happy if the council would reach a consensus to allow for more crossings to be used. >> so, if you're looking for information on how to help earthquake survivors, you could go to cnn.com, slash impact. and, there you can find a list of organizations working on rescue and relief efforts. in south africa, the ongoing electricity crisis of prompted, presidents ramaphosa -- south africans have been severe-ing's -- forcing people, businesses and essential services like hospitals and funeral homes to arrange the workaround scheduled blackouts known as a little chatting. ramaphosa outland anti corruption reforms during a state of the nation address. and he said he would appoint the minister of electricity to oversee all aspects of the country's electricity response. >> well, remembering a music lesson -- just ahead, the music, get

secretary general antonio guterres repeated his call for the war to end. >> war is not the solution. war is the problem. people in ukraine are suffering enormously. ukrainians, russians, people far beyond, need peace. while prospects may look bleak today, we must all work knowing that genuine lasting peace must be. the longer the fighting continues, the more difficult this work will be. we don't have a moment to lose. i thank you. amy: the u.n. secretary-general spoke as the u.n. general assembly debated a motion to demand russia "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of ukraine." during the debate at the u.n., russia accused the united states and other western nations of trying to "plunge the entire world into the abyss of war" by sending military arms to ukraine. on wednesday, president biden met with leaders from nato's nine easternmost countries, the so-called bucharest 9. pres. biden: as nato's eastern flank your the frontlines of our collected defense, and you know better than anyone what is at stake in this conflict,

secretary-general antonio guterres announcing a flash appel for $1 billion over the next three monthser an appeal for nearly $400 million for northwest syria over the next three months. so that aid will be crucial in supporting those impacted by the earthquake. but here in turkey, i have to say, there is a sense of frustration, there is also a sense of anger for some, many questioning whether enough was done to prepare for a catastrophe of this scale, and also some questioning now the accountability that will be independent the destruction of many of these buildings in southeast turkey. questions around the construction codes and whether or not rules were followed. the turkish government for its part is carrying out an investigation. they say they have so far arrested 120 out of more than 400 identified suspects connected with allegations of construction negligence. that in itself will also be a long process. for those who have lost everything, for those still waiting for news of their loved ones buried beneath the rubble, this may not be enough solace for them. >> everything that you

secretary general antonio guterres called for an end to the conflict in ukraine, saying he fears the world is sleepwalking into a wider war. in hong kong, authorities have opened a trial for 47 pro-democracy activists and politicians accused of violating a sweeping national security law imposed in 2020. 16 of the activists have pleaded not guilty to the charges, which could see them sent to prison for life. chinese authorities have accused the activists of conspiring to commit subversion by holding an unofficial primary election. this is chan po-ying, a long-time activist with the league of social democrats and spouse of a former legislator who's among the 47 facing charges. >> the league of social democrats and many hong kong people, it would never have occurred to them participating in the primaries and participating in the legislative council in a peaceful manner would be consired illegal means. we will wait and see what the prosecution side says, but we think participation in the primary election is not guilty. so we think this is political repression and all those arrested shoul

secretary general antonio guterres saying now is the time for the world to stand behind turkey.cant infrastructure challenges. more than 90,000 buildings have been identified as collapsed or in need of immediate demolition, and then there's the question of accountable. turkish authorities say they have arrested 120 out of 400 identified suspects currently under investigation of allegations of construction negligence. and while the government has made clear its commitment to rebuilding the affected areas within a year, there is a growing sense of frustration and even anger here in turkey with many now questioning whether enough was done by the government to prepare for a catastrophe of this scale. >> that was our nada brasheer, thank you to her. as you heard, there are growing questions about whether human negligence may have added to this catastrophe in a serious way with many wondering why their buildings, some just a few years old seemed to collapse so easily. let's discuss this now with ron hamburger, a structural engineer specializing in earthquake design and analysis. thank

secretary-general antÓnio guterres condemned russia's invasion of ukraine and called on nations to recommitto the universal declaration of human rights as he made a speech earlier today for the 75th anniversary of the landmark international document. >> the russian invasion of ukraine has triggered the most massive human rights violations we are living today. it has unleashed destruction and displacements. as attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure has caused many casualties and terrible suffering. amy: fierce fighting continues in ukraine as the world acknowledged the one year anniversary of the start of the war on friday with protests and vigils across the globe. meanwhile, ukrainian allies, incling the european union and the u.s., announced further sanctions against moscow. the biden administration also said it would provide another $2 billion in weapons to ukraine. in kyiv, president volodymyr zelenskyy made a somber but defiant television address on the one-year anniversary of the war. >> it was a year of endurance, a year of compassion, a year of bravery, a year of pain, a ye

secretary general antonio guterres says it's not coming fast enough. >> aid must get through from all sides to all sides through all routes without any restrictions. amna: the u.n. estimates that nearly 9 million syrians were affected by the quakes. their lives upended, they're left to hope that aid comes quickly. and, late today, another remarkable rescue. a search team in southern turkey pulled a 77-year-old woman from aollapsed building, after 212 hours of being buried alive. in other headlines, inflation at the consumer level eased again in january, from a year earlier. the labor department reports consumer prices rose 6.4% from the previous january. that was the slowest pace since year-over-year inflation peaked above 9% last june. but on a month-to-month basis, prices rose half a percent in january, up sharply from the december increase. president biden is naming two new economic policy advisers. today's announcement said federal reserve vice chair lael brainard will become director of the national economic council. the present also named longtime adviser jared bernstein to chai

we did hear from antonio guterres, the u.n. secretary-general who says the u.n.mobilizing their emergency response. he does caution everyone is extremely overstretched right now. >> molly hunter, thank you. we appreciate it. >>> within the next hour, a man and a woman who the fbi view as racially or ethnically motivated ex-tremists will appear before a judge in a maryland federal court. the two are charged with conspireing to attack a local power grid in the baltimore area. doj says the two took steps to shoot multiple electrical power stations and had plans to, quote, completely destroy this whole city. it follows a surge in attacks on power stations across the country, leaving concerns about the security of the u.s. power grid. >>> influential republicans take a major step away from donald trump. what it means for his 2024 challengers next. >>> embattled freshman congressman george santos facing an accusation of sexual harassment. the details of that claim. >>> plus, the first wave of beyonce world tour tickets go on sale today. can ticketmaster handle the surg

antonio guterres. >> the purposes and principles embedded in the united nations charter are not a matter of convenience. they are not merely words on paper they are at the core of what we are. and they reflect the driving mission of our united nations. they exist precisely to address any grievance, whatever it may be. a year ago i sat in this council and urged, and quote in the name of humanity we do not allow to start in europe what could be the worst war since the beginning of the century with consequences not only devastating for ukraine, not only tragic for the russian federation, but an impact we cannot even foresee. and consequences for the global economy. end of quote. i said then that we must give peace a chance but peace has had no chance. war has ruled the day. the russian invasion of ukraine is a violation of the united nations charter and international law. because at least -- it leads to widespread death, destruction and displacement. attacks on civilians and civilian structures has cosmetic casualties and terrible suffering. the office of the high commissioner for human rig