is aid getting into tigray right now? >> no, aid is not getting into tigray.only let some in to reseptember -- in other words, to give-out the news that aid is getting into tigray. as soon as they announced that, they only allowed one day, 21 track we know that about 100 tracks are supposed to enter tigray every day. they have told international media that the aid is getting to tigray but the police is reducing the grand population through starvation, migration. and it is working every second, every minute, every hour and they are succeeding in this. >> and i want to talk a little bit about the political picture in either koroma right now. how complicated things are and also what actually has to happen for this conflict to come to an end? >> i'd like to say first of all that forensic criminal evidence is required for this investigation into the mass graves and that's the sort of thing that needs to be done to find conclusions and recommendations of the sort that the report has put forward. and that has yet to be done and is desperately needed. secondly, in lin

because there are multiple actors despite the federal government and the forces in tigray.ir own issues with the forces. 20 years ago, there was a war between ethiopia _ years ago, there was a war between ethiopia and eritrea and during that time there — ethiopia and eritrea and during that time there were resentments between them and _ time there were resentments between them and in addition to that, there are also— them and in addition to that, there are also disputed areas domestically between _ are also disputed areas domestically between the tigray region and neighbouring region. the truce means that millions of people, 6 million people _ that millions of people, 6 million people in— that millions of people, 6 million people in tigray alone or in desperate need of aid. for them to be desperate need of aid. for them to he reached — desperate need of aid. for them to be reached by aid agencies, at least the first— be reached by aid agencies, at least the first step is this course. the russian invasion _ the first step is this course. iia: russian invasion of ukraine is d

also there is a dispute domestically between the tigray region and the border.le are in desperate need of aid. for them to be reached by the aid agencies, the first thing is a truce. , , ., ., , ., agencies, the first thing is a truce. ,, ., ., ., truce. the russian invasion of ukraine is _ truce. the russian invasion of ukraine is different _ truce. the russian invasion of ukraine is different from i truce. the russian invasion of| ukraine is different from most truce. the russian invasion of i ukraine is different from most roles in several respects. in particular, both sides were surprisingly quick to agree to peace talks. not that there's necessarily mean anything. for peace talks to produce a result, one side or the other is to realise it's on the ropes. so far, that is simply not happening. i hope you will be able to join me again for unspun world. until then, will be able to join me again for unspun world. untilthen, goodbye. still pretty cold out there today, not as cold as yesterday, the winds are less strong. showers in the forecast and some of them co

the i7—month conflict has created a humanitarian crisis and sparked fears of a famine in tigray.o buy the social media platform twitter. mr musk said he would pay $54 a share for the company, valuing it at $40 billion. he said he was the right person to �*unlock�* what he called twitter�*s �*extraordinary potential�*. let's turn to china now, where there are signs of growing tension in shanghai after video emerged of a confrontation between police and people being forced out of their homes as the city enters its third week of a covid lockdown. clashes occurred as police forcibly moved people out of residential compounds, which are being turned into temporary quarantine centres. our correspondent robin brant reports from shanghai. crowd shouts. three weeks into lockdown, some here in shanghai are angry. in broad daylight, a confrontation. the police up against the people. horns honk. woman screams. scenes like this have become increasingly unusual here, but then, so is locking down almost 25 million people. head to toe in protective suits, in an eastern district of the city, offic

region and so is the border but the latest figures indicate 6 million people and tigray alone are inaine is different from most wars in several respects. in particular, both sides were surprisingly quite to agree to peace talks, not that those necessarily mean anything. for peace talks to produce a result, one side of the other has to realise it is on the ropes. so far, that is simply not happening. i hope you will be able tojoin me not happening. i hope you will be able to join me again for unspun world. untilthen, goodbye. after that frosty morning most of us are in for a pretty decent afternoon. but here's a reminder of how cold it got — at least in some spots. minus seven degrees last night in wales and sennybridge, making it the coldest april night in nine years. even in london, temperatures were well below freezing. how about the outlook? bright weather today, but rain is expected tomorrow. that rain will already reach parts of scotland and northern ireland later on this afternoon. this is the picture for the first part of the day, sunny spells and a few showers across england

more than 80% of tigray is in urgent need of assistant and more than 2 million people have been forcedcoming up here on the program. the men's world cup draw is set, and we know the groups for the football world's biggest stage. a preview of the matchups, when we come back. for people living with h-i-v, keep beieing you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment ud for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with o small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. research shows people who take h-i-v treatment every day and get to and stay undetectable can no longer transmit h-i-v through sex. serious side effects can occur, including kidney problems and kidney failure. rare, life-threatening side effects include a buildup of lactic acid and liver problems. do not take biktarvy if you take dofetilide or rifampin. tell your doctor about all the medicines and supplements you take, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you ha

region, the ongoing battle 20 months now between the ethiopian military and the tigray region forces has created a huge humanitarian crisis, war crimes, famine. you know, it is important that we focus as much energy as we are focusing on the situation in ukraine right now, but one of the things that i grieve a little bit is when we focus on one part of the world, atrocities in other parts of the world go below the radar screen. whether it's in ethiopia and tigray or persecution of the rohingyas in burma or whether it's the ongoing humanitarian crisis in yemen. some of these crisis grab the world's attention, grab america's attention, and some of these crises don't. and there's many, many reasons for that, i'm not going to speculate on them now. but in a situation like the ongoing atrocities in ethiopia, which are internal civil, there are presence of foreign actors inciting that strife or supporting signs in that strife. what can africom do? what can the united states do to try to advance a better chapter for the people of ethiopia? >> thanks, senator. as you stalted, that civil war

violence over this period, as we hear from other conflicts around the world, whether it's, you know, the tigrayusly violence against women in afghanistan was pre—existing. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the international rescue committee has said that africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade. the number of people in need of emergency assistance has quadrupled in the past seven years. islamist violence and climate change in the sahel region have led to poorer harvests, and the war in ukraine is making things worse as many african countries import the majority of their grain. the uk, us and australia have agreed to work together to research hypersonic weapons and ways to counter them. hypersonic missiles, which travel at several times the speed of sound, were reportedly used for the first time in combat by russia in ukraine last month. now to the crisis in sri lanka, where the president has lifted the state of emergency. the government there has been rocked by ongoing protests against food and fuel shortages. sri lanka is seeing widespread unrest caused by pow

violence over this period, as we hear from other conflicts around the world, whether it's, you know, the tigraynst women in afghanistan was pre—existing. now to the crisis in sri lanka where the president has lifted the state of emergency. the government there has been rocked by ongoing protests against food and fuel shortages. a0 lawmakers have now left the coalition government led by president rajapaksa, who has called for opposition parties to form a national government. sri lanka is seeing widespread unrest caused by power cuts and shortages, because of an economic and foreign exchange crisis. rajini vaidya nathan reports. well, it's been another day of protests across sri lanka, and we're here in colombo in independence square. and as you can see, there's a large crowd that's been gathering here. many of them are calling for president gotabaya rajapaksa to leave office. some of them have been chanting things like saying, "go to the moon, president rajapaksa." huge pressure on the president, but he remains in office. now, that's despite a day of intense politics. at parliament today, more t

. >> last july you published an article entitled "famine in tigray, humanitarian access and in war crime of deprivation," in which you concluded, there is good reason to believe that the deprivation in the cap to satisfy the definition of deprivation. has anything happened since then that has changed your analysis? should congress and the administration be doing more to bring our attention to this were alongside others? >> no, nothing has changed my view on that. i get the united states should be doing more to make sure that this particular situation receives the attention it deserves. i think it is important and thoughtful that the international community's responding with such profound unity and corporation in response to the crimes that are recurring occurring in ukraine. there is the kind of mechanism that we have for syria or myanmar. the united states could be a leader in developing such an investigative mechanism and pushing for accountability using universal jurisdiction. a case where the war crimes act amendment that i suggested would be particularly helpful. but also facilitati

i hope you will pay if not equal, at least more attention to tigray.he ethiopian and eritrean governments are using starvation as a weapon and the world food programme program says that 90% of the people they need assistance. your deputy secretary [inaudible] last year and said that a decision had been made to refrain from making a public determination on atrocities as to whether this is genocide. you've got to call them as you see them. can you call in the state department for making a public determination, are there got some human rights resources, and is that genocide in tigray? >> thank you congressman. there have clearly been atrocities committed by every party in ethiopia. there's no doubt about that. in terms of aid and actual legal determination of what they are and their nature, we will make that determination. >> thank you. we have provided substantial defense assistance to israel. 43,000 rockets have been launched by hamas and islamic jihad. thank god the casualties have been modest, and that is because of iron dome. but keep in mind, that w

international border for the purpose of engaging in a coordinated genocide against the people off tigrayt's hard to seize russian oligarch assets if you don't know who owns what. washington post reported on march 16th that pointing yachts and mansions is easier than i'm covering money in private equity funds that don't need to comply with the same anti-corruption roles. u.s. private equity hedge funds, venture capitals, are not currently required to disclose beneficial ownership information to, of their investment to fincen, nor are they required to provide that information to the scc. in february they had the house passed the competes act, which included amended an amendment that i authored, requiring the issuers of large issuances of exempt securities to file beneficial ownership with the fcc. so with the sec. so we do need to know about this 11 trillion dollars of private securities market if we're going to know what's owned by which government agencies or which russian oligarchs. chair -- congresswoman meng alone's corporate transparency act now requires treasury to establish a feder