and back by greek border forces. from the border crisis is unfolding also in the program spiraling violence in syria's province will top the agenda of talks between the presidents of texas and russia as the region's 2 main power brokers seek to educate from. and drastic measures kills the schools and universities across the country after the number of deaths from the current rises to 100. honoring the victims of the recent attack in champney political leaders join survivors and their families for a memorial in the western town of where the far far right gunman killed 9 people in a shooting spree. good to have you with us. turkey says it's deploying $1000.00 drive police to its border with greece to push refugees and migrants who are trying to cross the border into the european union they headed there after turkey said it would no longer uphold its 2016 commitment to the e.u. to keep them on its territory and with a new crisis looming on the external border to the european union more than 12000 refugees are now camped

agree since denies allegations by turkey that its border forces fired on refugees and migrants own them deliberate misinformation the greek greece has increased its border security after turkey declared it would no longer try to stop people from reaching the e.u. where european leaders and the king is turkey's presidents of using refugees to pressure them into supporting his military operation in syria type arda one says turkey will continue to target syrian army positions in the province where 34 of its soldiers were killed on thursday and turkey and russia which backs the syrian government's have come closer than ever to direct confrontation as an embassy who is standing by for his own turkey's border with syria live to her in a moment but 1st let's fix it john psaropoulos he's on the greek islands of lies false enjoyed less force is already under considerable pressure at the moments now the greeks stand accused of physically turning asylum seekers away and firing on their boats what's the latest where you are. that's right and we saw those videos released yesterday by the turkish gov

now greece has denied turkey's allegations that its border forces fired on refugees and migrants calling it deliberate misinformation but greece has increased its border security after turkey declared it would no longer try to stop people from reaching the e.u. john psaropoulos reports from the island of less spots on the frontline of what could be another refugee crisis. asylum seekers stranded on the north shores of lesbos some have spent the night out in the open police can't process them at the only refugee camp on the island in moria it's been blockaded by angry islanders who want to shut down but moreas occupants aren't happy to be here either. this was the latest of many riots this year asylum processing is slow and many have been living in tents under the olive trees for a year to relieve them doc said it didn't sound very productive and i am saying that this is very difficult for everyone to set every night that i got pretty good what are the dark and this is very important hundreds of moria's asylum seekers recently much down to the port after receiving misleading or mistaken m

force. these images from the other side of the border were given to us by the turkish government injured migrants being carried around from the fence. on caresses greek security forces shot live rounds into the crowds killing one and injuring 5 others a claim the greek government has called fake news pressure continues along the greek frontier almost a week after turkey said its border to the european union was open to everyone it's a cross. for the tough handling of the situation greek authorities have not only received praise by european leaders but also the highest cleric in greece archbishop pell the most traveled to the border town custom yes for a special service and honor of the greek security forces and those living in the border region yes this is the me for. this you know that. we're proud of you. proud of your struggle if not only for the army not only for greece and i want to. our european friends should be here as well our partners and allies . because we have to support these borders. to get you if you miss the would be my to see if it was through these women. assuming that. people

grissom's deny the anchors allegations that its border forces fired on migrants attempting to cross from turkey greece has reinforced its border security presence ofter turkey said it would no longer try to stop refugees. while the number of coronavirus deaths in the u.s. has now risen to 6 as health officials across the country prepare for more cases all the deaths are from washington states where researchers say the virus may have been circulating for weeks before it was noticed other states are increasing their capacity for testing the federal government is looking to push through a multi-billion dollar spending bill in the coming weeks. which if you live to 10 of the that is where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is claiming victory in israel's 3rd election in a year exit poll showing that he may however just be short off a majority. say he's just about to give his victory speech listen. to. ok. you got. to. be way to listen to benjamin netanyahu address his supporters in tel aviv this is the scene out of there where he's claiming victory in israel's general election just a remi

to ensure the releva nt border force to ensure the relevant protections are put in place.come home by ensuring flights continue to run but when they come home they will spend 14 days in self isolation. the australian prime minister scott morrison. in the united kingdom, more than 200 scientists have sent a letter to the government criticising its coronavirus strategy. there are over 1,100 confirmed cases here, and 21 deaths. but, prime minister boris johnson hasn't closed schools or introduced travel restrictions. big public gatherings are still allowed and there is no advice to work from home. people with mild symptoms won't be tested but instead are being asked to stay at home. sophie hutchinson has more. on your marks... get set... go! a large group of runners out today, keeping fit, but the question now is for how much longer? concerns about the coronavirus mean the government may ban mass gatherings. it is understood the measure could be brought in as early as next week in order to free up emergency services to deal with the virus. the evidence tells us that stopping

greece has denied turkey's allegations that its border forces fired on migrants attempting to cross from turkey calling it gross and deliberate misinformation greece has expanded its security presence at both its land and sea borders after turkey said it would no longer try to stop refugees support from the greek island of lesbos which once again finds itself on the frontline of the refugee crisis. asylum seekers stranded on the north shores of lesbos some have spent the night out in the open police can't process them at the only refugee camp on the island in moria it's been blockaded by angry islanders who wanted shutdown but moreas occupants aren't happy to be here either. this was the latest of many riots this year asylum processing is slow and many have been living in tents under the olive trees for a year really very dark said it didn't sound very good back then and certainly this is very difficult for everyone here said it really not that i'm going for that matter what are the need the dark and this is very important hundreds of moria's asylum seekers recently much down to the port

believed to have been an improvised explosive device also turkish forces of shot down a syrian government plane small from. the turkey syria border cording to the turkish defense ministry the plane was shut down today. it was shut down today actually during an operation that was conducted by the turkish armed forces overnight and along with that plane there are drones that have been shot there are tanks of the syrian government forces that have been hit by the turkish armed forces right ahead of turkish president meeting with the russian president in moscow on march 5. greece has denied turkish allegations that its border forces fired on refugees and migrants calling it deliberate misinformation greece has increased its border security though after turkey declared it would no longer try to stop people from reaching the european union thousands of people have been trying to cross into turkey into greece after ankara said it would no longer stop them. israel's right wing bloc led by the party of prime minister benjamin netanyahu is leading the election results still one seat short of a majority with most of the votes counted they c

actually the lowest daily number since january 21st gray says tonight turkey's allegations that its border forces fired on migrants attempting to cross from turkey calling it gross and deliberate misinformation races expanded its security presence at both its land and sea borders after turkey said it would no longer try to stop refugees and turkey's president has been accused by european leaders for using the refugee crisis to pressure them into supporting his military operation in syria as it lived as a typo on says turkey will continue to target syrian army positions in the province after $34.00 of its soldiers were killed there on thursday the united nations special envoy for libya and salomé has resigned he says he is stepping down because of ill health tweeted to say that during the past 2 and a half years is try to reunite libyans and prevent foreign intervention. i mean at a kingdom in their opinion have begun trade talks for when the u.k. leaves the customs union britain's chief negotiator david frost is in brussels for negotiations with this a you counterpart michel barnier the 2 sides h

this is the tough years live from berlin tear gas and shots fired on the border between greece and turkey greek authorities use force to keep out the surge of migrants thousands of hoping to enter the e.u. after turkey to open its borders with greece also coming up. germany pauses to on all the victims of a racist terror attack political leaders joints of fivers and their families for a memorial in the western town of the now where last month a far right gunman shot 10 people dead plus combating the coronavirus very few cases have been confirmed in african countries so what is the risk of a massive outbreak on the continent and would all countries be clips to deal with the pandemic. i'm told me a logical welcome to the program more than 12000 migrants are now believed to be waiting on the turkish side of the border with greece greek security forces have clashed with migrants and used tear gas to prevent them from crossing into the european union the e.u. is standing behind athens mindful of the political fallout created back in 2015 after more than a 1000000 refugees were allowed to enter germany many of the migrant

greece has denied turkey's allegations that its border forces fired on migrants attempting to cross from turkey calling it gross and deliberate misinformation greece has expanded its security presence at both its land and sea borders and turkey said it would no longer try to stop refugees. the turkish president has been accused by european leaders of using the refugee crisis to pressurise them to support his military operation in syria's. turkey will continue to target syrian army positions in the province after $34.00 foot soldiers were killed there on thursday. i want to call on russia and iran one time we do not have any problem with you in syria. but of the syrian government says do not withdraw turkey has determined as soon as possible they will not have a heat left on their shoulders. the number of coronavirus deaths in the us has risen to 6 as health officials across the country prepare for more cases meanwhile china has reported 125 new virus cases that's the lowest numbers since january 21st the united nations special envoy for libya a son salami has resigned from his position h

already in that visit yesterday to the turkish-greek border the president committed not just the money but forcesthe eu agency that patrols the border, a ship and a couple of planes. what she was committing shows the limited resources that the eu has. it is still a small agency because member states of the european union, the national countries, have been reluctant to turn over border policing to an eu agency. the agency remains very small. greece is on the hook with the immigration crises. yesterday we saw a real strong byport expressed not only the president but the president ofof the european council. saying greece is europe's shield at the moment. european unione president trusts the greek government and what they are doing. this is controversial because a lot of people are upset about what the greek border authorities are doing in trying to send a strong message to o te migrants, don't come, we will turn you away. greek said they will stop accepting asylum applications and the commission seems to be delaying making a ruling if that is legal. the commission is standing firm behind greece. tot

this map was released by the european border force, to show the status of each country's border. every one one of them restricted or closed, and that is having a huge impact on europe's economy. but the impact of the virus on lives is massive too. spain hit a grim landmark today, as the death toll there went past 4,000, with another 655 deaths in the last 2a hours. like so many countries, spain is in lockdown, people ordered to stay at home, and that's now been extended for another two weeks. spain's prime minister pedro sanchez has been accused of failing to protect health care staff by the opposition there, as 14% of those infected are medics. for more here's guy hedgecoe in madrid. while the health care personnel in the country have been lauded as heroes, a lot of people believe that the health care system is rather underfunded in certain areas. and that has been exposed by this crisis. a whole batch of test gets were imported from china for use this week and it turns out that many of those, one batch of those, is faulty or it is not as good as the government had hoped. there

there's a deed of news live from berlin tear gas and shots fired on the border between greece and turkey greek authorities use force to keep out the surge of migrants thousands of are still hoping to enter the e.u. after turkey allows them to cross the border also coming up turning the tide in the u.s. former vice president joe biden wins big on super tuesday meaning front runner bernie sanders behind him and michael bloomberg from half a $1000000000.00 gamble faced fails to pay off and his campaign and pacs fighting. germany forces took all of the victims of a racist terrorist attack political leaders join survivors of their families for memorials in the western town of congo where last month a far right gunman shot 10 people dead. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program more than 12000 migrants are now believed to be waiting on the turkish side of the border with greece replete have used tear gas to push back migrants who are trying to cross the european union is standing behind greece mindful of the political fallout created back in 2015 after more than a 1000000 refugees were allowed to enter germany 2

one of the european border force pilots spotted a boat. i will. watch for. this is where frenchman tony and his team come in. all of. that. assumes the speed boat is launched to empty and his team begin the most dangerous and difficult part of the rescue powered by 230 coast i was the race over the choppy waves finally visual contact is made with an extremely overcrowded inflatable it's a risky moment the excited refugees could easily bring the boat to capsize. yankee's the judging is that oh no we're not going out. to the. belts. 90 degrees. 2 no none of the refugees have a life jacket and they're all women and children and board. prepares everything for the rescue and instructs the refugees. need watches the situation from the bridge he trusts his crew they have been on hundreds of these kinds of missions before. nobody else or nothing like newton's 3rd. 1st 5 infants are taken aboard and then the others one at a time. for the speedboat gets them see the ocean biking shuttling back and forth until everyone is safe. the situation in europe sports is dramati

greece has denied turkey's allegations that its border forces fired on migrants attempting to cross from turkey calling it gross sun deliberate misinformation greece has expanded its security presence both its land and sea borders off to turkey said it would no longer try to stop refugees johnson rubble us reports on the greek island of lesbos which once again finds itself on the frontline of the refugee crisis. asylum seekers stranded on the north shores of lesbos some have spent the night out in the open the police can't process them at the only refugee camp on the island in moria it's been blockaded by angry islanders who want to shut down but moreas occupants aren't happy to be here either. this was the latest of many riots this year asylum processing is slow and many have been living in tents under the olive trees for a year really very dark said it didn't sound very good doctor named saying oh yes this is very difficult for everyone here said it really not that i got pregnant but the good ones are going to need the doctor and this is very important hundreds of moria's asylum seeker

border affair isn't troops what are they supposed to be doing. well according to the turkish enter your ministers name and sort of those $1000.00 or so police forces will be there by the border to protect the border plus the protect the civilians the migrants irregular migrants who are stuck in the buffer zone right now turkey has been accusing degree course for it is actually the greek police by the border for firing that firing at any of them. here civilians. that and that was actually declined by degree quote so it is also a turkey according to the international law that greece doesn't have any right. they do that especially kickback they push back the civilians who are inside the buffer zone so what's the little things that are going to be there to protect the asylum seekers and to halt the greek pushback against those aliens this is the main idea and this is what we know so far and let's turn to the other conflict right now not near the border where you are you're the boards are crossing in to syria where all the fighting is taking place in provence no one. are set to be meeting to to try and come to some sort of solution what more can you te

border force will also be able to suspend operations at airports and other transport hubs if securityteed. in hospitals, paperwork would be cut back to allow patients to be discharged quickly and free up vital beds. recently retired nhs and social ca re recently retired nhs and social care staff could be returned to work without losing their pension rights while those who stay away from work to self isolate would get statutory sick pay from day one. yesterday, the chancellor rishi sunak supported government backed loans, business tax cuts and support for homeowners who found themselves unable to meet their payments. but there is no word on whether those who rent will get similar help. this is state intervention on a scale not seen for decades to tackle an unprecedented problem. the coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency but it is also an atomic emergency. we have never in peacetime faith and economic fight like this one. “— and economic fight like this one. —— also and economic emergency. from today, sainsbury‘s will restrict customers to a maximum of three of any grocery p

the migrants tally 18 using stones firing stones and wood at the greek greek security forces chanting open the border open the border and we have to understand that many of these people migrants are the old and also young families who are increasingly trapped in this incredibly escalating cycle of violence and what choices do the people who have now been stuck between the closed border and turkish forces have in this no man's land i guess. well really they are called to in this increasingly bitter power struggle between turkey and the european union over how to deal with this migrant crisis and their options are extremely limited we've heard reports of 6 turkish security forces have been saying you have to try to cross the border into greece or you will be moved back to istanbul. those who have managed to cross over the greek border have lost all their possessions including their phone and the little money and they have so they are trapped in legal limbo as well as physical limbo so the options of them are very difficult and now we have the reports that the security forces have deployed a 1000 specia

am more than 5000 illegal migrants try to cross the border they were stopped by the greek border control forces who say that the majority of those who were trying to cross over from turkey were from afghanistan bangladesh morocco and pakistan they say 45 were arrested they've either been sent to detention centers or correctional facilities but the feeling is that this could just be the tip of the iceberg some 13000 people are said to be just across the border in turkey waiting to cross over and there are warnings that thousands if not more could become president himself has suggested it could be up to millions that could try and cross the border since the moment we open our borders the number of those who are headed to europe has reached hundreds of thousands that will be more soon this number will be a 1000000 now these latest tensions come after turkey decided it would open its borders again to the e.u. renee going on a deal a multi 1000000000 euro deal back in 2016 that was assigned at the height of that migrant crossing crisis to stop illegal migration coming across into the e.u. from turke

actually the lowest daily number there since january 21st grayson i took his allegations at its border forces fired on migrants attempting to cross from turkey calling it gross and deliberate misinformation race has expanded its security presence at both its land and sea borders after turkey said it would no longer stop a few cheese and turkey's president has been accused by european leaders of using that refugee crisis to pressure them into supporting his military operation in syria said live or to type or to one says turkey will continue to target syrian army positions in the province after 34 of its soldiers were killed there on thursday united kingdom and the european union have begun trade talks for when the u.k. leaves the customs union britain's chief negotiator timothy frost is in brussels for the discussions with the e.u. counterpart michel barnier the 2 sides have until the end of the year to strike a deal for this prime minister boris johnson has threatened to walk away if significant progress isn't made by the end of june. headlines keep it on al jazeera i have another bulletin fo

europe as you know the economic situation in our country is very bad we tried to cross the border but security forces detained us took all our belongings and beaners. afghanistan came to work in turkey we left everything behind when we had its border but as it turns out the border is closed no one is helping us. now into the democratic dogfight in the big u.s. presidential election round which saw former vice president joe biden propelled into pole position on super tuesday as the field narrows the election race biden finish top in 10 of the 14 states up for grabs while progressive senator bernie tsongas claimed 4 including california the state with the most delegates biden is now the clear leader and was fast becoming a 2 man race but some of his earlier decisions could be coming back to hold him after some u.s. veterans confronted the form of the over his support for the iraq war. i'm. going to be. very close there are no you. are. you. doing me well michael bloomberg has announced he's ending his run for the democratic 2020 presidential nomination of suffering a wipeout in super tuesday voting the

border with. you we have reports of people being pushed back and of the excessive use of force being used of course states of the gentleman right to their borders to the regular movements but this should be done in a proportionate way with or without excessive use of force and it should allow those who wish to send asylum to have their cases handled in an orderly way so we have been appealing for calm and straight we hope the deeds of these situations will quickly result in the next few days. because of the u.n. h.c.r. spokesperson joining us tonight from the greek island of lesbos we appreciate your time tonight thank you 30 thank you for having me. are you to the united states where projections from the super tuesday primaries show former vice president joe biden taking the lead against the other democratic candidates for president joe biden now has 453 delegates have to winning 9 of these super tuesday state primaries biden has overtaken former front runner bernie sanders and sanders had 4 wins on super tuesday including california but that put him at 382 delegates as you see right there not to

have been attempting to cross into europe of to ankara said it would no longer enforce the border security forces say they've prevented $10000.00 people from entering the us despite the greek prime minister's warnings to refugees not to enter europe illegally. is migration analysts she joins me now live from les paul in greece very good of you to join us here on al-jazeera this fall and i mean what are you witnessing in terms of the numbers of my words arriving on greek shores and the reaction to their arrival. well and so there does seem to be an increase in arrivals yesterday that with around $160.00 people arrive. by one of the main points to keep talking about is their response now 72015 now this a lot exactly that's not sort of barassi not people in that force and tired and that angry and that anger standing out not just sort of people arriving but what's managed care and still it's janice chen the situation and to the feeling on the ground it's incredibly tense it feels like everyone here. number of journalists were attacked yesterday what had to be hospitalized a number and you know wackos

border with. you we have reports of people being pushed back and of the excessive use of force being used of course states out of the gentleman right to their borders to the regular movements but this should be done in a proportionate way over with or without excessive use of force and it should allow those who wish to sit beside them to have their cases handled in an orderly way so we have been appealing for calm and straight through we hope the deeds of these situations will be resolved in the next few days. because of the u.n. h.c.r. spokesperson joining us tonight from the greek island of lesbos we appreciate your time tonight thank you 30 thank you for having me. well here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world u.s. forces have bomb tell about targets in afghanistan after militants killed at least 16 afghan government soldiers in attacks north of can do the resumption of hostilities comes less than a week after washington signed a peace deal with the taliban the swedish climate activists gratitude today met european commission president funded lion

clashes over the weekend between groups of migrants trying to enter greece and security forces how are greek border police likely to respond should this continue. a greek prime minister meets a talk is announced that more forces more security forces and more military would be drawn into the region and he has also asked for help from the european border protection agency frontex they've announced they would send officers and equipment surveillance planes in vehicles within the next $5.00 to $10.00 days and also athens has made clear that they would step up their level of the talents to a maximum this is playing out with by rubber bullets being fired by tear gas being used against against migrants and also they have been reports of a syrian man who was shot dead allegedly by by greek security forces now the greek authorities deny this but all the looking at a very aggressive situation on the borders. on the line these chief executive is heading to the border area today what kind of response to people in greece want to see from the new. you have to know that greece has been shouldering a majority of t

and turkey is sending a special police force to its northern border saying it wants to stop greek authorities pushing refugees and migrants back. hello again everyone i'm kamal santa maria here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera. we could see the face on revenues exceed 100000000000. a u.k. airline collapses their opera dictions more will follow as aviation pays a heavy price from the corona virus outbreak. international criminal court agrees to take up a case that will see the us the taliban and afghan government investigation for suspected war crimes. and who is really to blame for killing protesters incidents capital last summer one group is urging the transitional government to investigate . so the presidents of turkey and russia meeting in moscow right now as they try to defuse tensions in syria president vladimir putin expressed his condolences for the deaths of turkish troops were killed there last week he said the syrian government is ally wasn't aware of their location the 2 countries back opposing sides of the conflict and recently came close to a direct confrontation in it

have clearly facilitated the movement of migrants and refugees towards the border there are reports of turkish police having forced migrants to specific locations along the border having forced them to try and cross this is why the european union has accused of blackmailing the bloc so you see there is a lot to talk about present and one clearly seems to think he's holding to the key to solving this border crisis and probably he does but he wants something in return this is sex coming across the you has to give him something. to thank you very much as your new home there in istanbul. at the trial of 4 men charged over the 2014 downing of malaysia airlines flight m h 17 over eastern ukraine begins in the hague today the suspects 3 russian and one ukrainian national are believed to be in russia or separatist controlled eastern ukraine and will be tried in absentia all $298.00 passengers and crew on board the plane died in the crash which international investigators said was caused by a russian made surface to air missile. the wreckage area spanned several kilometers nearly 300 lives were lost here when malaysia airl