those inside tigray can only wait for eight and for the conflict to end. of people have been killed already by the conflict. with access blocked thousands were could die of starvation. al jazeera in the state. >> the indian government has asked the country's supreme court not to interfere with vaccine policies as criticism of its handling of the pandemic and vaccine rollout mounts. 2.5% of the population has received two doses, despite what has been cap described as a human catastrophe in the country. we report from new delhi. >> karnataka is the new epicenter of coronavirus in india, as people wait for hours to cremate loved ones. migraine -- migrant workers are leaving pegler. -- bank of the root. -- migrant workers are leaving bangaluru. daily wage workers have lost livelihoods. >> there is going to be a lot down here so i am going home. it will be difficult to find work as a mason during lockdown. >> migrant and daily wage workers are some of the most vulnerable to covid-19, and have the least access to vaccinations. as an autorickshaw driver, he comes

the conflict for control of tigray blazes on.e tee grain forces fighting for regional autonomy pushed out eritrean troops from this town. as we arrive one young man wants to show us where his father, brother and cousin were taken and executed. just days ago. the blood is still visible, it stains the ground. they didn't want to wash away his blood, he says, they wanted to leave it there. the body they took to the graveyard, but the blood, the place where his father was executed he -- the family still wants that place marked. just a few meters from where his father died, his brother and cousin were executed. murdered, he says, by eritreans, the same eritreans who are supposed to have withdrawn. we return with him to his family. in total just this one family lost seven loved ones, less than a week ago. >> translator: all of us have to run and hide when they come, even the women. they rape the women and then kill them. may god bring mercy on us because we don't know what we can do. >> reporter: the eritreans are not only still here b

inthiopia's tigray region must end, accusing government forces of collective punishment. ♪ barbara: helloi'm barbara serra. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also, the u.n. human rights union back to an investigation into crimes committed in the recent israel-palestine conflict. french president macron asks for more forgiveness in his country's role in rwandan genocide. at the family of a detained della reese journalist appeals for help to secure his release. ♪ the united states is warning ethiopia it faces heavy sanctions if it doesn't end fighting in the tigray. a senior white house official says the region faces a risk of famine if the conflict continues. that was one finding in a hearing of the senate foreign relations committee in washington dc, from where alan fisher reports. alan: fighting broke out six months ago, ethiopian troops claiming the tigray people's liberation front was behind attacks on ethiopian military bases. there is growing frustration at the scale of the fighting. the senate foreign relations committee was told the situation is horrific, with thousands

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the important thing right now is to open up access for humanitarian organisations across tigray.ple have been displaced because of the fighting. but because of the inaccessibility to much of the region, only 10% of these people have received humanitarian aid. now the un, the united states and several european countries are calling for an end to the conflict, for negotiations, and for the thousands of people in the region to receive the aid that they need. this is a conflict that began in november of last year. you had the regional government, the tplf, that took on the federal government, the ethiopian government. a month into the conflict, the government in addis ababa said they had won the war but the fighting has continued, forces from eritrea have been involved in this conflict and we've received numerous reports of massacres being committed by all sides. now another aspect of this conflict has been the use of rape — women, young girls have talked about being raped by soldiers either from eritrea and ethiopia and right now, the real concern is that people arejust being caught

more tigray refugees are arriving in sudan every day. the u.s. describes let's happening in parts of tigray as ethnic cleansing, a charge denied by ethiopia's government, which says it is working -- he is willing to work with international experts to investigate claims. authorities say not all refugees are willing to leave. >> [translated] some say they won't go to the new camps despite dwindling services. they are holding onto hope the conflict and soon so they can return home. but we are approaching the rainy season and this place will be cut off, so providing aid will be more difficult. reporter: this person says even if the conflict ends, she will wait to see all those identified as amhara be recognized astigreans instead. if not, she would rather live in sudan with her child. barbara: let's bring you breaking news from minneapolis, where former police officer derek chauvin's defense attorney has filed a motion requesting a new trial, citing multiple grounds and jury misconduct. last month shaaban -- chauvin was convicted of second and third-

ethiopia's national defense force in the tigray region.rol. we traveled outside of the capital across the region to see if ethiopian government kept its promises to the world. aid access and witthe withdrawaf the allies. the conflict blazes on. days later, the forces fighting for regional autonomy pushed out troops from this town. as we arrived, one young man wants to show us where his father, brother, and cousin were taken and executed just days ago. the blood is still visible. it stains the ground. they didn't want to wash away his blood, he says. they wanted to leave it there. the body they took to the graveyard. the blood, the place where his father was executed, he -- the family still wants that place marked. just a few meters from where his father died, his brother and cousin were executed. murdered, he says, by the same forces that were supposed to have withdrawn. we return with him to his family. in total, just this one family lost seven loved ones, less than a week ago. tran >> translator: all of us have to run when they come. the

cnn has investigated a wide range of atrocities being committed in the tigray region.ere is just some of a report from the reporting on the story. >> reporter: the sudan ethiopia border the last leg in the journey to safety. in the first weeks of the conflict thousands of refugees from ethiopia's tigray region crossed daily. now the figures are dwindling day by day. those that do make it here come bearing scars and testimony. this man says he fled a city near the ethiopia eritrea border. he says the soldiers beat them with machine guns, lay them on the ground and put weapons in their mouths. he said if you showed fear they would kill you but if you were brave you escaped with your life and the scars on your back. this woman arrived in sudan with a newborn. she fled through back routes giving birth in a field. she tells us only she and her mother-in-law made it to safety. >> that was cnn's neem in a he will bagger reports. >>> still to come, donald trump left the white house more than four months ago but he didn't leave his legal troubles behind. we will have new detail

they don't have adult caregivers —— in tigray. 0n adult caregivers —— in tigray.em at risk of physical and even sexual violence. this is a conflict that began in november of last year. we had the regional governments that took on the federal government, the ethiopian government. a month into the conflict, the government said they had won the war, but the fighting has continued. forces from neighbouring eritrea have been involved, and we've received numerous reports of massacres. the un estimates that at 1.7 million people have been displaced because of the fighting. because of the inaccessibility to much of the region, only10% inaccessibility to much of the region, only 10% of these people have received humanitarian aid. the un, us and several european countries are calling for an end to the conflict and for the thousands of people in the region to receive the aid that they need. may the 4th be with you. it's an excuse for a big auction. the bbc�*s ali vowles has more. you can see the costume already. it's amazing. i'm being shown some of the 600 lots that will be

it's been six months of conflict in ethiopia's tigray region and many activists and advocates tell us it has been six months in which the world has only offered words of concern. well, these words of concern feel a little stronger, but the hope for many is that finally these words will open the door to action because the u.n. has said that still aratreann troops stop the aid. >>> coming up here on "cnn newsroom" shocking video of a fatal confrontation between a black motorist and louisiana police two years ago. now ronald greene's family demanding answers after being misled about how he died. we will be right back. did you know that febreze air effects uses 100% natural propellant? cheaper aerosols use artificial propellants. that's why febreze works differently. plus, it eliminates odors with a water-based formula and no dyes. for freshness you'll enjoy. anxiety and depression. but finding care was expensive and exhausting. that's why i started cerebral. get meds prescribed online and delivered to your door, and talk with a licensed therapist on your own time. get your first month fo

the situation in tigray is so sense.be filmed for us secretly and was sent at huge personal risk. it also speaks to the situation in general in tigray where just to be young and male, of fighting age, at the moment becomes a sentence of arbitrary arrest. we shaured this video and reporting detailing with the senator who as you know is president biden and envoy to ethiopia. he raised this into n. today's senate foreign relations hearing calling for accountability and the immediate release of these young men. so we'll keep updated on that. >> as witnesses describe the horror many of these families are going through as they wait find out if their sons are alive, they also say soldiers are taunting them. tell us more about that. >> this is what is incredibly worrying. it's that witnesses say that as they were being rounded out and this was just days after the u.s. announced its sanctions against ethiopia and the officials, implicated in the violence in tigray, they were sold by ethiopian soldiers let's see if the u.s. can sa

. ♪ ♪ >> narrator: tigray, northern ethiopia. our investigation began here in the winter of 2016. just escaped neighboring eritrea. they were part of a mass exodus. half a million and counting. thousands of them unaccompanied children. (children chatter) >> tomas (in tigrinya): ♪ ♪ >> narrator: the children told us they were fleeing repression, imprisonment, and forced conscription into the eritrean military. ♪ ♪ >> rigat (in tigrinya): ♪ ♪ (man shouting commands) >> (in tigrinya): (chanting in tigrinya) >> narrator: eritrea is often described as africa's north korea. it's been ruled by one man, isaias afwerki, since 1991, when it won a war of independence from ethiopia. there are no national elections, no parliament, no independent judiciary, no free press. (distant gunfire) amid ongoing conflict with ethiopia, the president imposed mandatory national service for all eritreans. >> it's not our own making. it's not, it's not been our own choice. we never wanted to go this way, but it's been imposed upon us, and we have to survive and live with it. it's not a question of national s

a show of force by ethiopia's national defense force in the tigray region a government visibly flexinged outside of the capital across the region to see if the ethiopian government has kept its promises to the world. unimpeded aid access and a withdrawal of thoe allies. these forces fighting for region autonomy pushed out troops from this town. one man wants to show us where his father, brother, and cousin were taken and executed just days ago. the blood is still visible. it stains the ground. they didn't want to wash away his blood, he says. they wanted to leave it there. the body they took to the graveyard, but the blood, the place where his father was executed, the family still wants that place marked. just a few meters from where his father died, his brother and cousin were executed. murdered, he says, by air trayians who are supposed to have withdrawn. we return with him to his family. in total, just this one family lost seven loved ones less than a week ago. >> translator: all of us have to run and hide when they come, even the women. they rape the women and then kill them. may g

there are so many more incidents in tigray. more families seeking to know more about lost loved ones. and it really speaks to how difficult the situation in tigray has proved to resolve. that it takes this much to get ethiopia and eritrean soldiers to change course. nima elbagir, cnn, london. >>> and the u.s. state department welcomed the news of the the release but denounced the fact that they were detained. spokesman told cnn, all those responsible for human rights violations, abuses, and atrocities must be held to account. the atrocities being committed are absolutely unacceptable. they shock the conscience and must end. >>> at least three people are dead, after violent protests in colomb colombia friday. that brings the total death toll since demonstrations began a month ago to 46. the protests originally began over a now-scrapped tax-reform bill, and expanded into demands for basic income and police reform. >>> hundreds of thousands of people have fled the city of goma in the democratic republic of congo. they are worried

it's already very difficult to get aid and support to tigray, and what save the children are saying isare turning up informal camps. they don't have adult care to reverse, and this means it's very hard for them to get food, water and shelter. 0n it's very hard for them to get food, water and shelter. on top of this, some children are living in single rooms with dozens of other people, including adults. this leaves them at risk of physical and even sexual violence. this is a conflict that began in november of last year. you had the regional government that took on the federal government, the ethiopian government. a month into the conflict, the government said they had won the war, but the fighting has continued. forces from neighbouring eritrea have been involved in this conflict, and we've received numerous reports of massacres. the un estimates that 1.7 million people have been displaced because of the fighting. but because of the inaccessibility to much of the region, only10% inaccessibility to much of the region, only 10% of these people have received humanitarian aid. the un, the u

all sides in the tigray conflict have been accused of rights abuses.in a shooting outside a club in south florida. miami—dade police say three people — armed with assault rifles and handguns — got out of a vehicle and started firing into the crowd that had gathered for a concert at the venue in hialeah — to the west of miami beach. australia s prime minister is in new zealand for the annual bilateral talks with his counterpart, jacinda ardern. the relative success in curbing the coronavirus pandemic was evident — as neither leader wore a mask — and scott morrison was welcomed with a traditional maori greeting. from sydney, phil mercer reports — there are flashing images at the start of the report. a traditional maori greeting replaced elbow bumps and fist taps, as new zealand's prime minister welcomed her australian counterpart. scott morrison said the meeting highlighted the success of two countries that have weathered covid—19 arguably better than any other. both governments banned foreign nationals in march 2020, but they need a plan to eventually b

all sides in the tigray conflict have been accused of rights abuses. the headlines on bbc news...loser to forming a new government and removing the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, from power. police in the indian capital, delhi, have arrested more than 350 suspected fraudsters, for selling fake medical supplies to vulnerable covid patients. let's get more on our top story now... natan sachs is the director of the center for middle east policy at the brookings institution, he joins me live from washington. thank he joins me live from washington. you for being wi start thank you for being with us. let me start with, how much of a surprise is this given that it was only a couple of weeks ago that he walked out of the conflict talks because of the conflict in gaza. in out of the conflict talks because of the conflict in gaza.— the conflict in gaza. in normal times i would _ the conflict in gaza. in normal times i would say _ the conflict in gaza. in normal times i would say this - the conflict in gaza. in normal times i would say this is - the conflict in gaza. in normal times i w

the world health organization says almost 5 million people in tigray are in need of humanitarian aid, with severe and acute malnutrition becoming rampant. some have already died of hunger and there are reports of indiscriminate killings and widespread sexual violence by combatants. over the weekend, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken called on the governments of ethiopia and eritrea to stop blocking humanitarian access to the region. in india, at least 21 people are dead and nearly 100 others missing after the most powerful tropical cyclone ever to hit western india made landfall late monday. the storm pummeled gujarat state with the force of a category 3 hurricane, compounding india's coronavirus catastrophe. 200,000 people evacuated ahead of the storm, including hundreds of covid-19 patients, and vaccination sites were forced to close. this came as india reported more than 4300 covid-19 deaths tuesday, making it the deadliest day of the pandemic for any country. in the united states, a weekly average of coronavirus deaths has fallen to its lowest level in 14 months, while hospit

unimpeded access and the withdrawal of the eritrean ally, and the conflict for control of tigray blazesighting for regional autonomy and pushed out eritrean forces were taken out. this man takes us to where his brother were taken and executed. the blood is visible and stains the ground. >> they didn't want to wash away the blood, and they wanted to leave it there. the body they took it to the graveyard, but the blood, the place where his father was executed, the family still wants that place marked. >> reporter: just a few meters from where his father died, the brother and cousin were execute anderitreans. and that is where they were to have withdrawn. and we retreated with them, and that is where they lost seven loved ones, less than a week ago. >> all of us have to run and hide when they come, and even the women. they rape the women and then kill them. may god bring mercy on us, because we don't know what we can eritreans are still here, and not only a day into our journey, and we have found evidence of fresh atrocities. we have heard that the journey to the west have been sealed off

united states has condemned the blocking of aid by military forces operating in ethiopia's northern tigray antony blinken called on the governments of eritrea and ethiopia to ensure aid was allowed to reach the more than five million people who needed it. it also said there were many credible reports of armed forces attacking civilians including gender based violence. people in chile are voting to choose the 150 delegates who will redraft the country's constitution, which dates back to the military era of general pinochet�*s rule. the new assembly will have equal numbers of men and women and, for the first time, places are being reserved for citizens from chile's indigenous people. chinese media say two tornadoes have struck central and eastern china, killing at least 12 people including four in the town of shengze, in the eastern province ofjiangsu. china's commercial hub, shanghai, was put on alert after powerful thunderstorms rolled through. brazil has banned the entry of individuals arriving from india to try to contain a new variant of coronavirus which has developed in south asia. ho

the charity save the children says almost 5,000 children displaced by the fighting in the tigray regiona, have been separated from their parents. days of protests against planned tax reforms in colombia have left at least 19 people dead — including one police officer. the tax reform proposals, which have now been withdrawn, triggered widespread demonstrations across the country. police responded forcefully after shops were looted and vandalised in several cities. the army has been deployed. the us secretary of state anthony blinken says america's relationship with britain is vital in addressing the most urgent global issues. after talks with his british counterpart dominic raab, mr blinken said the us had no closer ally and partner in tackling the key issues. the pair will attend an in—person g7 foreign ministers meeting this week. a second spike in covid—19 cases is putting renewed pressure on a struggling healthcare pressure on a struggling healthca re system pressure on a struggling healthcare system in the philippines. the country has the second highest number in cases in southeast

orthodox church described ethiopians accent -- actions in the tigray province as genocide.the ethnic tigrean says his previous attempt to speak out was blocked. in a previous attempt -- an operation brazil that left 25 people dead. somebody saying officers used disproportionate force in an arrest with drug traffickers in a for zella -- a favela in the north of the city. those are the headlines. more details on the website. we will continue after inside story. goodbye for now. ♪ ♪ >> the u.s. and nato troops start to withdraw from afghanistan and they leave behind a resurgent taliban and afghans living in fear. what needs to be done to keep the country safe? this is inside story. ♪ hello and welcome to the program. i am imran khan. president joe biden promised troops will be gone by september 11, 2021, years after the attacks that triggered the fight against the taliban. several thousand nato personnel believe but as they go the taliban is launching more attacks. the un's as the number of people killed or injured is up by one third compared to this time last year. the u.s. d

he accuses the government of creating carnage wanting to destroy the northern tigray region and censoring his earlier attempts to speak out. and my other message to the people of to great who live in the country and out of the country is this may god give you strength may he give you his strength and power everything passes and this might pass away this might pass away don't be demoralized don't be fearful or anxious the government has condemned atrocities in the conflict but has denied claims of ethnic cleansing and the targeting of civilians members of parliament choose the country senior leaders and as 40 percent of its estimated 110000000 people are orthodox christian mathias his message is likely to resonate with voters ahead of parliamentary elections in june. tends to shape the narrative of how the conflict is bolded these kinds of contradictory statements challenge the government. which for example was denying the presence of eritrean troops or months before only confirming the present very trying troops when they needed to go prime minister ahmed efforts to achieve peace in the r

the important thing right now is to open up access for humanitarian organisations across tigray.the war but the fighting has continued, forces from eritrea have been involved in this conflict and we've received numerous reports of massacres being committed by all sides. now another aspect of this conflict has been the use of rape, women, young girls, have talked about being raped by soldiers either from eritrea and ethiopia and right now, the real concern is that people arejust being caught up in this conflict and they are not getting the help that they need. more on the elections in wales. it's safe to say that after the year we've had, people have a lot to think about before heading to the polls for thursday's elections. in wales, there are questions over independence and whether there'll even be a welsh parliament in the future. but as tomos morgan has been finding out, covid is still featuring highly in the decisions of many voters. my heart stopped twice, so they had to cpr me, twice. in march last year, scott howell became the first coronavirus patient that needed intensive

the charity save the children says almost 5,000 children displaced by the fighting in the tigray regionthiopia, have been separated from their parents. many have been arriving at displaced people's camps or informal shelters. save the children says there are vulnerable they are vulnerable to hunger as well as physical and sexual violence. days of protests against planned tax reforms in colombia have left at least 19 people dead, including one police officer. the tax reform proposals, which have now been withdrawn, triggered widespread demonstrations across the country. police responded forcefully after shops were looted and vandalised in several cities. the army has been deployed. the us secretary of state antony blinken has described america's relationship with britain as vital in addressing the most urgent global issues. after talks with his british counterpart dominic raab, mr blinken said the us had no closer ally and partner in tackling key the key issues. the pair will attend an in—person g7 foreign ministers meeting this week. the british prime minister says there's a �*good chan

. >> they accuse tigray victims of faking.of cases have been documented in refugee camps in sudan. the real number is likely to be higher. >> the reporting asked the underreporting is everywhere, there are many factors affecting this like a feeling of shame, fear of retaliation. and the major challenge we are facing now is funding. we want to reach every woman and girl in the camps, every vulnerable woman and girl. we want to make sure that she feels safe and empowered. >> she says with the memory of the day she was abused haunting her, she is finding it hard to move on. >> sometimes i lose the will to get out of my tent and sometimes i get nightmares and wake up crying before i realize i am no longer trapped in that house. >> she hopes the day comes when she can put the horrors of the assault behind her but is worded how long that will take. >> news live from london, still ahead. >> as we all know, the taliban will take over the government. what will happen to our lives? clark's they have rested all to -- >> thousands of afgh

he accuses the government of creating carnage wanting to destroy the northern tigray region and censoring his earlier attempts to speak out. and other message to the people of to gray who live in the country and out of the country is this may god give you strength may he give you his strength and power everything passes and this might pass away this might pass away don't be demoralized don't be fearful or anxious the government has condemned atrocities in the conflict but has denied claims of ethnic cleansing and the targeting of civilians members of parliament choose the country senior leaders and this 40 percent of its estimated 110000000 people are orthodox christian mathias his message is likely to resonate with voters ahead of parliamentary elections in june. prime minister ahmed's efforts to achieve peace in the region earned him the nobel prize in 2019 but he's faced multiple crises since. the humanitarian fallout of the tigre a conflict is likely to overshadow upcoming elections which could erode his hold on power and on wednesday the government appointed head of interim governmen