i'm keikichi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. >> you are watching "france 24." thanks for joining us. these are the headlines. crisis talks between russia, ukraine, and the west are underway. this as russian president vladimir putin defends his policies in a well oiled q and a q&aion -- well-oiled session. over 300 missing as rescuers search for survivors in the ferry disaster in south korea. it capsized and sank on wednesday. algerians are going to the polls in the presidential election there. that is widely expected to hand a fourth term to

i'm keikichi hanada in tokyo. here are some of the stories we are following this hour. government leaders in ukraine say they'll put an end to separatist protests even if they have to use force. >>> children trying to survive the civil war in syria find themselves facing a new threat from above. >>> and venezuela's president and opposition leaders sat down for peace talks intended to quell months of political unrest that has claimed dozens of lives. >>> authorities are trying to negotiate an end to separatist protests in eastern ukraine. pro-russian demonstrators moved in to government buildings on sunday. the interim prime minister is headed to the region to try to defuse the crisis. but officials in his government haven't ruled out the use of force. nhk world's craig dale reports. >> reporter: the barricades in eastern ukraine keep growing. the crowds and the provisions, too. but these pro-russian demonstrators are facing an eviction order. authorities want them to end their occupation of government buildings. the deputy interior minister says they're trying to reach

i'm keikichi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us.a7gucc >> with me, here are the headlines this hour. just one day left before a deadline imposed by ukraine on pro-russian protesters. the interior minister says they leave the buildings they are occupying peaceably or move out -- or be moved out by force. the u.n. is set to vote on sending in some 12,000 more people -- peacekeepers to the central african republic. the lease say at least 30 people have been killed in the crossfire in new fighting between the christian militia and the muslim fighters.

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