kalkidan yibeltal, bbc news, northern ethiopia.condemned houthi attacks on saudi arabia. the rebels targeted energy facilites close to thejeddah track where the saudi arabian grand prix is due to run on sunday. a huge plume of black smoke could be seen rising over the city as cars went around the circuit during friday's first practice. two oil tanks were hit by yemen's houthi rebels, but there were no reports of casualties. the organisers say the formula one race will still go ahead. william and kate — the duke and duchess of cambridge — have spent the day in the bahamas on the final leg of their caribbean tour. the couple left jamaica after a visit which attracted the usual crowds but also some criticism. the week—long trip, marking the queen's platinum jubilee also saw the couple visit belize. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, is travelling with the couple. perhaps not the bahamas they were expecting. as their caribbean tour is drawing to a close, weather they might recognise from home. inside, a traditional tour event, a sc

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other news now and ethiopia, government says it will observe a truce with rebels integral in order to allow aid into the war torn state. the when says more than 90 percent of people there need food and medicine, but only a small amount has so far made it in degrees leaders plain regional authorities for blocking age where the government claim see graham fighters for blocking the main route into reaching in france the body of jailed corsican nationalists figure even corona has been moved to the island following his staff in hospital earlier this week. corona had been in a coma after being assaulted by another prisoner, the attack sponsor protests with demonstrators accusing the government. the federal government in paris of being responsible, co now was jailed in 1998 for assassinating the regional fission official in corsica. in somalia, a member of parliament is among at least 30 people killed in a suicide bombing. it happened in the town of ballard 20 in central. he shabbily state police say a former politician was also killed. north korea appears to have launch its 1st intercontine

what kind of ethiopia did she sneeze? i'm on it, i'm the same as you. but no. lyosh you are not the same as me. i'll shave. i found a farm where they keep wild boars for hunting, they are then released and killed. what is it called, poaching? these are ordinary domestic pigs poking around shit. and now this is for you. well hello, hello. this is my restaurant here, get it wow! wow! wow. oh well, you have something some unclear, well, if they were clean, i would go to the jeweler to you. well, yes, mr. kuchuk. i would like to ask you a few questions. i'll get mine now , you'll know. listen, we have a closed party, get out of here. excuse me, please. where can i help you? are you already here? i told you i have a few questions for you. i'm telling you. didn't touch, i'm done . so why did i have to kill him? we have already decided our questions a long time ago, that he is steaming, the truth of these hunters. let them come and decide for their friend with him, right? stop. or confession i'll tell you everything. i was on another deal at the time. i was selling. t

kalkidan yibeltal, bbc news, northern ethiopia.orth korea has resumed long range missile tests, including the launch of its largest ever weapon — a huge new intercontinental ballistic missile — that was announced with an extraordinary video. this is the film north korean state television broadcast to promote the launch — with the country's leader, kim jong—un, front and centre. kim says the launch is intended to show the world the power of his country's armed forces. the giant missile, called hwasong—17, reached an altitude of six thousand kilometres, it is the first intercontinental ballistic device to be tested by north korea for five years. south korea said it posed a serious threat, and responded by carrying out its own missile tests. the duke and duchess of cambridge are visiting the bahamas on the final leg of their tour of the caribbean to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. the couple have been greeted by enthusiastic crowds throughout their trip. but not every engagement went as smoothly as planned. the jamaican section att

and yet, in ethiopia there are war crimes occurring there's genocidal activity occurring .may not be an indication of sovereignty by a neighbor but there are neighbors and other nations that are inciting violence and supporting violence and i hope that we may all strike strive to be evenhanded in the attention we pay to the humanitarian crisis all over the world with that mister chair i go back. >> thank you senator kaneand i now recognize senator coverdale . >> thank you mister chairman, thank you guys for your service. i know you're looking forward to possibly the next few years. general townsend, as you mentioned russia has continued to encourage chaos and after, worthy of the in wagner group. what has been done to counter their efforts and what do you think cancontinue to be done ? >> so the russian efforts as i mentioned earlier through these private military companies like wagner, their presence in libya in number to a lesser extent and they essentially run the central african republic and they're not in molly and their gathering strength in molly, 1000 operators ther

whether we unicef deals with the situation from yemen to afghan assigned to ethiopia, the longer these things continue, the more chance it has of scarring. this is a young nation, a very from what i see very entrepreneurial nation. these children will add so much value to any society, but of course they want to add it to their own home. they want to add it to crime. james, thank you very much for talking with us this morning. that was james elder from unicef. european union has agreed to give emergency temporary protection to refugees fleeing the war in ukraine. it means that the more than a 1000000 people who have fled can now apply for temporary protected status. and residency permits throughout the you. millions more are expected to follow. the measure is meant to ease pressure on member states that border ukraine. here's the french interior minister talking about the move. it does so that he, before he became eligible persons will thus be able to benefit from a protective status. similar to that of a refugee you up in any country of the european union for renewable period of one ye

in a different situation to everywhere for example three years ago with 8302 that went down over ethiopiad and well tested aircraft and the one involved in the accident was not that old. it was only six years old. people talk about the ten million people have have to leave their homes. that's nearly a quarter of ukraine's population. the un says nearly 3.5 million people have left the country. around half of them are children. ou can see where they have gone — ukraine's european neighbours mostly. more than two million have escaped to poland. the head of the international rescue committee in poland says "this is like nothing we've ever seen before — the speed of displacement is unprecedented and the humanitarian needs are soaring each day" here's a un official. are people arriving by train for now we will try here, and be i will find a job, when things are good i will come back on for sure. i want to go home. i will probably never be able to live anywhere else like i do at home. but to a peaceful home, peaceful country, without tears, without us. to the south of poland, across the borderf

people in kenya and ethiopia are also suffering from the drought. in the horn of africa, some 13000000 people are dependent on food aid. children of the worst affected in the refugee camp there, examined by a team of doctors, had our her lee has walked 5 days to find help for her daughter. that is american event. at 1st we cried because we were afraid of the hunger and suffering. now my child's condition is the worst thing for me. oh, hello. galena kelly, the butler foiled ooh, botch suffers from a disability and is now acutely malnourished. her family also lost their livelihood . their cows and goats died because of the drought. aid agencies, one the current international support is not enough. this, it wasn't, is serious. i am the more you delay or your response, the more you mic, the, the cause of response high. the more you are driving people to a swimming a day later in the refugee camp, but did not make it wrapped in a carpet. she was buried. 8 children have died here in 4 weeks. up next is doc film, exploring the 4 year journey of a transgend

had colonies in africa, asia, south america, and osi. anya italy, established colonies in somalia, ethiopia, libya and eritrea. the was spanish colonies in south america and africa. portugal occupied colonies several times, its own size and population. the usa also kept up with the europeans.

and yet in ethiopia there are war crimes occurring, genocidal activity occurring. it may not be an invasion of sovereignty by a neighbor but the our neighbors and other nations that are inciting violence and supporting violence. i hope that we may all strive to be evenhanded in the attention that would pay to humanitarian crises all over the world. with that, i yield back. >> thank you very much. let me know recognize senator tuberville, please. >> and you very much, mr. chairman. thank you, guys for your service. i know you're looking for to doing something else possibly for the next few years. general townsend, as you mention in testimony russia has continued to encourage chaos in the africom aor via the wagner group. what has been done to counter their efforts and what do you think needs to continue to be done? >> so the russian efforts, as i mentioned earlier, predominately done to these private military companies, they are present in libya in number come to a lesser extent in sudan. they essentially run the central african republic. they are now in mali and ga

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can it get worse than that because mark county people have died in the war in ethiopia.t really know. because no one in our media cares enough to keep track. we do know the hundreds of thousands of people, mostly civilians have died in yemen. a war the biden administration has continued to fund. it doesn't get a lot of attention. it's just yemen. who cares? all human life is equal. all of us are equal in the eyes of god. the death of someone in ukraine is exactly equivalent to the death of someone in yemen. and it's important, period. the hardest of all to ignore her mother were media have pulled off and ignored it, is a civil war that is underway 100 yards in el paso, texas, right now. the mexican drug war. that's what we call appeared likely killed more than 100,000 people. in 2019 alone, close to 10,000 mexican citizens disappeared, mostly young men. more journalists are murdered in mexico every year than any other country in the world. we see in pictures under screen right now of that war. they are horrifying. keeping the bad ones off the screen. trust us peer they a

we are going to pick for yemen, pick for ethiopia. a bger appeal for ukraine. all these funding aeals need money, they need resources. they need the time to translate those resources into food. we are running short, operating on a shoestring, and racing against time. abby: global spokesperson for the u.n. world food program, thank you very much. tomson: acute for having me. abby: other developments that we are following -- a court in moscow has banned facebook and instagram, labeling them extremist organizations. the two social media platforms had already been blocked in russia over their role in disseminating information following russia's invasion of ukraine. putter also restricted. new zealand has pledged three profamily dollars of nonlethal -- $3.5 million of nonlethal support to ukraine. this would include equipment and first day. she's has ordered an immediate investigation -- xi jinping has ordered an immediate investigation into the cost -- because of a plane crash. 130 passengers and nine crew members were on board. the boeing 737 was traveling and is

supervised to watch the pentagon and south korea have announced that they will deliver affirm response. ethiopia, as government says that it will observe a truce with rebels in the to grey region to allow aid into the water area. the u. n says that more than 90 percent of people there need food and medicine, but early a small amount has made it to them. others, the headlines that he is continues here on out to sierra, to witness coming up next some journeys i top right than others. but this will be the tougher will, according to the truck, it's dangerous. i will give you a whoo! from them iraq and truck driver. indeed during their life just to me, clipping, if you crash they might break your mirror or even better? no. i find out if you me, the guy said he got up witness goodness, when i, when you left a study, lamb i should like you said the dentist killing me. could you let me back? let me get to ship. david. seen a ship be it. then the company will be a stay cool. hope you're going with the son yet give listed yet get could you add the strip upon the showman needs? infestation that looks like

and yet, and ethiopia there are crimes. this genocidal activity occurring. it may not be an invasion of sovereignty by a neighbor, but there are neighbors and other nations inciting violence and supporting violence i hope we may all strive to be in the attention be paid to humanitarian crises all over the world. >> thank you very much senator kaine. i recognize senator turberville plays very. >> thank you very much mr. chairman, thank you guys for your service. i know you are looking forward to do something else possibly for the next few years. general townsend issue have mentioned testimony russia has continued to encourage chaos via the wegner group. what has been done to counter the efforts and what you think needs to continue to be done? >> so, the russian efforts as i mentioned earlier predominantly done to the private military companies they are present in libya in number to a lesser extent in sudan. they essentially run the central african republic and they are now and molly gathering strength in mali over 1000 operators there now. but what we have be

. >> i want to ask you about one other conflict zone, ethiopia, as a freelance journalist a kreted too has been in detention since november you are trying to raise awareness of this case as well. what's going on? >> absolutely. i really appreciate you mentioning amir who is a freelancer accredited to the ap who has covering a civil war in ethiopia. he has been held in prison for more than 100 days with no charges filed against him. we are calling for his release. his detention continues to be extended, again, with no charges filed against him. he is an independent journalist who has covered this conflict from all sides and we expect that he should be released. he's only being held because he is a journalist, there is no other reason for his detention right now. i only hope the world joins us in calling for his fast release. >> it occurs to me that protecting your teams in the field is many people's full-time jobs these days. >> it absolutely is. as i say, safety is the number one priority for us. we want to be on the ground, we expect to be in dangerous places, but protecting our team

. >> not for a minute do they see that same problem when a million people have to exit ethiopia. >>>. >> reporter: she says the tears in europe are no different than the tears in haiti and thoen. . >> i'm happy to see the response to the enormous problem in ukraine. >> reporter: damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> today san francisco issued a cease and desist letter to a concrete plant. >> this comes after we brought this problem to light. jaxon van derbeken explains why the city is stepping in. >> reporter: here at the bowman redi-mix plant it looks like any other day, with trucks rumbling in and out of gate. neighbors say dust is everywhere here, piling up in the streets, blankets cars and clouds went dose. we first reported it as more than just a nuisance. 1/30th the thickness of human hair. neighbors learned the city has just intervened. >> now they're feeling the pressure and actually taking action and doing something about it. >> reporter: she lives across the street from the concrete plant. >> that's what i'm breathing. >> reporter: she shows us how she has to run air filte

tigrayan rebel forces in northern ethiopia have agreed to a government offer of a truce, to allow aidiveries to millions of people in urgent need of assistance. both sides in the civil war accuse each other of blocking supplies which have not reached tigray since december. coming up in 10 minutes time news watch, but first on bbc news click. solar power is the earth's most abundant energy source. and today that goes far beyond simply plonking panels on rooftops. we keep seeing scientists develop new ways to make the technology more flexible, more powerful and more useful. this factory in stockholm is making ultra thin solar cells that don't even need sunlight to harvest energy. the idea is that they can be used outside or inside your home is to power products that i will define what that means for various devices but first we are looking at how solar could help the energy price crisis. although most of us like the idea of clean energy, so far we have not been persuaded. maybe it is because we don't own our own roof it is the upfront cost. maybe we're thinking of moving if you would li

had colonies in africa, asia, south america, and osi. anya italy, established colonies in somalia, ethiopia, libya and eritrea. the was spanish colonies in south america and africa. portugal occupied colonies several times, its own size and population. the usa also kept up with the europeans. and so, by the early 20th century, most of the world was divided between a few colonial nations. p. what was going on in the colonies as well known and documented millions of ruined lives. from slavery, ruthless and remorseless exploitation. the phone of british diplomats professor of political ideas and also william melanson, has studied europe's colonial system. and the reason for its rise and fall only one main thing is important for knox ism internationally speaking. that is, that nations or that states that are allowed to do anything, all the master races, and then you have the mind, the nations who are the slave for the europeans. this, these were indians africans, a hitler. there were jews, gypsies, and sobs. naziism is truly convenient, it's a cynical justification for wiping out some cold infe

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wheat is widely eaten across the region in places like sudan and ethiopia and a huge amount of this commodity and russia but that's not the only thing that's gone up. in kenya where people already faced a tight squeeze because of the pandemic the store owner tells me the cost of flour has gone up by 10% and essential items like oil has gone up by 20% and bread is also due to go up. a crisis that's happening in a completely different continent could have huge ramifications for this region and other parts of africa for years to come. nigeria is africa's largest economy and the continent's top oil producer. rising oil prices should be good news but the countries led limited capability means it may not reap the rewards. the country is struggling with power. nigeria's fragile grid has collapsed multiple times just this week alone and those who can afford it would usually turn to diesel fuel generators but the price of diesel has also doubled in recent weeks. businesses will also have to pass on those costs to their customers so that will lead to even more price rises. the impact of war in ukraine

commercial use in china after two crashes within months that killed 346 people in indonesia and ethiopiais china's worst aviation disaster in use. it's safety record has been among the best in the world for a decade, although experts have questioned the reporting of safety lapses. china eastern airlines says it is mourning the loss of those on board and has grounded all of its 737 800 aircraft until further notice. >> the u.s. has declared violence against muslims amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity. more than 730,000 fled the western state in 2017 when the military staged a brutal crackdown. rights groups have documented the burning of villages and the killing of civilians. reporter: the images were heartbreaking. five years ago, thousands killed. hundreds of thousands forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh. the stories they told of indiscriminate killing, rape, and arson. now the united states has given a name to what the world witnessed, genocide and crimes against two minutes e, promising $100 million to help investigators gather evidence. >> efforts are moving forward

financial results of this operation allow the councils to be present in the southern name of syria and ethiopia and afghanistan, fatah listened to casey from time to time nodding his head. on september 12, 1985 , saudi arabia's oil minister , sheikh yamani, announces that saudi arabia will radically change its oil policy over the next six months. the saudis increase production approximately three times and the same amount fell prices for no from 28 to 10 dollars per barrel at the lowest point in just 2 years, the prices of resources on which the ability of the ussr to finance the army of the military-industrial complex the world communist system depended and maintain stability in the country first of all, to purchase tens of millions of tons of grain per year, these opportunities have decreased several times. in addition, at the very end of the eighties, one more misfortune was superimposed on all this, the low grain harvest in the world, especially the prices for wheat rose. going to buy cheap grain for expensive oil are forced to buy expensive grain for cheap oil. this is what is called. who

ethiopia has declared an indefinite humanitarian truce, which it says will allow aid to get to the tigrayws have been constantly prevented during 16 months of civil war and no aid trucks at all have reached tigray since mid—december. so far, tigrayan insurgents have not responded to the announcement. the uk transport secretary, grant shapps, has said he'll bring forward measures to stop companies employing foreign workers on pay below the uk minimum wage. the boss of p&o ferries has admitted the company broke uk employment law, when it chose not to consult trade unions before sacking 800 staff and bringing in cheaper overseas workers. in sport, italy won't be at this year's football world cup for the second time in a row after a shock defeat to north macedonia. italy, who are the reigning european champions, lost their playoff semifinal i—o. north macedonia will now face portugal for a chance to qualify for the finals in qatar later this year. this weekend is oscars weekend in california, and this year, netflix dominates the studios with no fewer than 27 nominations, including for the mos

in ethiopia, there are 5 million internally displaced.level of states abusing the rights of their own citizens, at the level of diplomacy. because the civil wars, the 55 civil wars that i mentioned, are still going on, and are not being tackled. at the level of the legal regime because the rights of civilians are being abused, and at the humanitarian development level, where un appeals are massively underfunded and governments are blocking aid supplies from reaching those in need. and it's an absolute feature of the work of an organisation like the international rescue committee at the moment, that the last thing that the world needs is yet another massive crisis. but that's what it's getting in ukraine. and the great danger is that the literally starving people in afghanistan and others in desperate need in other parts of the world also pay the price of russian aggression in ukraine, the invasion of ukraine. and that would be a double tragedy. and the many millions facing, as you say, real hunger, possibly starvation in afghanistan, they

and ethiopia. the crash is china's was a v ation disaster. in years its safety record has been among the best in the world for a decade. the experts have questioned the reporting of safety lapses. china, eastern airlines says it's mourning the loss of lawyers on board and has grounded all of its boeing $737800.00 aircraft until further notice. katrina, you are the 0 dating a you and human rights investigator is urging north korea to lift its pandemic border restrictions because people are facing starvation without access to aid thomas o g, a quinn, qana says less than a 3rd of children from 6 months, 2 years old are getting enough to eat, he says pyongyang should urgently allow foreign aid into the country. many agencies had to leave because of corona, virus travel curves. the you are says violence committed against me, an mas ro hingham muslims, amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity. more than 730000 linger fled the western ro heinz state in 2017. when the military staged a brutal crank down rights groups have documented the burnin

ethiopia has declared an indefinite humanitarian truce, which it says will allow aid to get to the tigray constantly prevented during 16 months of civil war and no aid trucks at all have reached tigray since mid—december. so far tigrayan insurgents have not responded to the announcement. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, says a missile launch carried out on thursday was designed to show the world the power of his country's armed forces. mr kim personally oversaw the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile, the first to be tested by north korea for five years. it reached an altitude of 6000 kilometres. south korea says the missile posed a serious threat. the uk transport secretary, grant shapps, has said he'll bring forward measures to stop companies employing foreign workers on pay below the uk minimum wage. the boss of p&o ferries has admitted the company broke uk employment law, when it chose not to consult trade unions before sacking 800 staff and bringing in cheaper overseas workers. and italy will not be at the football world cup this year for the second time in a row after

transit we have seen in syria and ethiopia and elsewhere is that where there are these humanitarian corridorse to indiscriminately bomb people that are left behind. we saw this in syria where the syrian regime besieged towns. even evacuations were attacked, then this was used as an excuse to bomb city to the ground and kill and arrest people left behind. also i dop as well as in syria, we saw that the un and diplomats from the uk and elsewhere got into what we could call truck counting on these humanitarian corridors, so sort of x number of trucks promised over a certain time frame. the promises never materialising, and the diplomats and the un losing sight of the bigger picture which was people being starved to death, cities being bombed and people being forced to flee from their homes, so we hope the humanitarian corridors might translate into safe passage but we need to ask questions about how they will be monitored. will there be an international presence on the ground doing the monitoring? who will be left behind? will there be safe passage for men of fighting age and so on? so these are

and a serge enemies was among many other challenges in ethiopia. that blockade of 6000000 people in te gray for almost 500 days has created a catastrophe. food and health crisis in the seed and out of the public, more than toilet meal and people are in need of health assistance. almost half of them children. and in yemen, roughly 2 sections of the population. more than 20000000 people are estimated to be in need of health assistance. is that president? in every case, the only solution is peace. i repeat. in every case, the only solution is peace and our world means peace more than ever. as if co, vb is not enough to have that. if i stating would like this is dangerous for the world, i thank you and but you escort at ductility of ebay assigned care enough to get his his for he sent the hank f and give the flyer now to those counselors who wish to make statements can i give the floor to the represent a kid and with that of the united states. thank you, mr. president. and thank you to the briefers for your briefing today. just 3 weeks ago, russia laun