and since if it's to suppress all opposition, but let's get more on this from tony ching, from the tie capital bank cock, and tony or what's been the reaction are to this verdict. well, i don't think anyone's particularly surprised. this is a trial which has been ongoing for the last 3 years. kim, soccer has been in detention either in prison or under house arrest since 2017. and it seemed very unlikely that there was going to be any lenient see or set. certainly any chance of walking out of court to day a free man. none the less, the 27 year sentence on what i think most people accept. a very jumped up chargers as seems very severe. cancer car is 69 years old. as i said, he spent most of the last 7 years in detention. this is effectively a life sentence. over the last couple of years, he's been under house arrest. and the terms of that, sir, detention have been relatively relaxed. he has been allowed to accept visitors. i interviewed him about 12 months ago, but we understand the terms of this new sentence are that he will not be allowed to have contact with the outside world. he won'

tony ching, al jazeera, a competent central thailand. that's it for me, rob matheson, the news is going to continue here on our 0 otter inside story. goodbye. ah hello this woman up nicely now across a good part of the middle east. that is certainly the case. so here in doha was the temperatures getting up to around 2930 over the next couple of days. like winds warm sunshine, further west as well, little warmer than it should be. if the truth be known, mecca at around $35.00 celsius, just notice a chart. so one or 2 showers into northern pass saudi arabia to go to the early part of next week. further north you could see alive, shout a northern areas of iraq. i think we'll event shippy lars, you drive a little breezy over the next dial. so further north you might just see want to show us any wintry up towards the far north of the care. so that's something to keep an eye on as we go through the next few days, as the central parts of africa. well more the same, it's dry, it's warm and sunny. got the showers, they're just around the equator

tony ching reports a moment for reflection and unity as foreign ministers from the g. 20 stood for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the earthquakes and turkey and syria . and it was in that spirit that their host, india's prime minister, called on those, assembled to use the meeting for resolution. not rankoff the shot lord allow issues that we cannot resolve booby either gum in the bay. ah dog began. however, as the foreign ministers of the world 20 largest economists met in new delhi, the war in ukraine dominated discussions along with its impact on global food supplies, energy prices, and security. there are some matters of sharp differences of opinions and views. yet we must find common ground and provide direction because that is what the world expects of us. on the sidelines, a very brief meeting between rushes foreign minister sir gay lover of an u. s. secretary of state antony blinking was the 1st time both of mat since the russian invasion. but if anything of substance was achieved both to remain tight lipped. later the press conference. lathrop blamed the fail

tony ching reports from yank on the building behind me is the headquarters of the national league. the democracy was once the party of government here, and mamma is now being dissolved by the election commission. they say that because it didn't register under new rules for elections a cannot take off. the military governments spokesman told al jazeera the any, i know the parliamentary members who wish to stay with different parties, a very welcome to do so. but the n l d itself says from hi doing, this is an illegitimate government, and any other actions they organize, it will not recognize. but that creates a problem for the military government. there is only one thinker who can possibly unite, what is now a very divided country. that is unsound sushi, the n l. d. 's for melinda, who is now in jail. the rest of her natural life. tony chang al jazeera ma'am was still here on al jazeera, different stories emerge on just why city i people died on a fire at a migrant center and mexico. and why life on the edge is a night. me if a residence of one town in brazil ah frank assessments, j

is just an intimidation tack. attracted by the mo, the government still heads on al jazeera on tony ching, in mammals capital mental military authorities to confirm 120. they're making plans to allow the rank refugees ah, talk the law a will. the law when with neither side, willing to negotiate is the ukraine war becoming a forever war is america's global leadership, increasingly fragile. what will u. s. politics look like as we had to the presidential election of 2024. the quizzical look us politics, the bottom line i rama my time of spirituality reflection and gratitude. raised the flags old. the flood is every color with al jazeera world. well, how leo, how it reveals the stories behind some of the arab world songs and chunks for the holy month johnny, this song touched the hearts of all arrows full ramadan songs on al jazeera, examining the impact of today's headlines. this was probably one of the deadliest disasters that you saw. you all are setting the agenda for tomorrow's discussions. this is the one that's been hitting city sharing personal stories for a global audience. can you

tony ching, out a 0 chambery eastern time, and the government of french president demanded mccoy has narrowly survived to no confidence votes in parliament over its controversial pension reform. the 1st vote fell just 9 votes, short of the number needed to bring down the government. it means the bill, raising the retirement age from 60 to 62 to 64 in france, has now been adopted by the lower house. natasha butler reports on this from paris for the french government in the short term. is there any good news? they have survived to these 2? no confidence or votes in the parliament, even though it was from a very tight margin. they can now press ahead with their controversial pension reform bill. and what that means is, in the coming days, we can imagine that that bill will then go to constitutional court. and within a few days, a weeks it could get signed into law. so in the short term, good news with the french government, but there is no doubt that the political crisis that they face to day is far from over. because in order to continue with the manual macros, presidential term the go

tony ching al jazeera chambery eastern time to find sour. president avenue my calls government is facing to confidence. oh, same parliament over his controversial pension reform, opposition. politicians are angry about my home, bypassing parliament and pushing through his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 live to natasha butler in paris at the national assembly forest. tell us about what's been happening this afternoon at the assembly and what's been said so far was any critical day for the french government as they faced these 2, no confidence of votes in parliament. more we've been saying o m p 's are sitting in this session debating and discussing these new confidence breaks or position. and he's saying that the government use on democratic means to push through its company, so controversial pension reform bill by decree. now it is constitution legal to do so, the government had every right to do so. but the method is really being seen by many opposition law may cause as simply a sign of michael's a government political failure as being unfair because a fly past parliamen

democracy failed to register under strict new electoral laws. brought in by the military government, tony ching reports from yangon. the building behind me is the headquarters at the national league. the democracy was once the party of government here, and mamma is now being dissolved by the election commission. they say that because it didn't register under new rules for elections, a cannot take part. the military governments spokesman told al jazeera the n e n l d parliamentary members who wish to stand with different parties. a very welcome to do so. with the n l d itself says from hiding this is an illegitimate government, and any other actions they organize, it will not recognize. but that creates a problem for the military government. there is only one thinker who can possibly unite, what is now a very divided country. that is unsound sushi, the n l. d 's, former leader, who is now in jail. the rest of her natural life. tony cheng al jazeera, ma'am. oh natasha rename, joins us from west jerusalem with more on the crisis in israel. now are the 2 leaders, netanyahu and biden are clearly at

i'll just sarah has been granted free access inside me in math for the 1st time since the coo, tony ching has more from the capital. next door. thousands of soldiers marching through the said no one was parade ground in a pit door. the secluded capital of ma'am are on the other side columns of alma tanks, artillery, and up in the skies attack helicopters and jet fighters flying past. that's what the rebels, spotty against military rule, really fear. they've been used indiscriminately over the past 12 months. housing, large numbers of divisions, civilian casualties, but a message of defiance from senior general min ally, addressing the troops. he says these people are terrorists, they must be suppressed and defeated, whole democracy can be returned to man, man. and that define seems to be very present here today that message a show of force to instill fear those who still defy military rule. tony chang elgin's era focused on former prime minister and ron con, is it to appear in court face a string of charges that he says are politically motivated. cans. convoys making its way from the hall

tony ching is emmy moore's capital. my video, tony, you got an opportunity, a rare opportunity, i should say, to speak at length with the men more authorities about this. can you share with us what you learned today and what your impressions were. all right, we're struggling with the audio there. we'll get tony backup as soon as we fix that, the united states navy has asserted what it calls navigational rights and freedoms . after a stand off for the chinese military and the south china sea fishing says the u. s . warship was driven out of waters near the parasol islands for the 2nd time this week. washington denies any wrong doing thing. it's vessel. the u. s. s. mil yes was conducting a routine operation in international waters. trying to claim sovereignty over almost the entire south trying to see this despite and international court saying that this claim has no legal basis. katrina, you joins us live from beijing katrina. this is the 2nd time this week. a us wash has been driven out of the waters near the parasol is

tony ching, out to 0, chambery, eastern time, also had hailed the news on climate change. takes a toll on peru, accessed wall. the rising ocean, temperatures were intense fine, floating among slides, and principal communities at its full red bulls, rivals are left wondering what to do next after the 2nd race. so below one sees of your favorites. ah hello, there are lots of spring weather to be enjoyed across europe as we start the week, particularly across western and eastern areas where temperatures are sitting high. we still got some wet patches that are bringing a threat of flooding to places like turkey. that area of low pressure, so breathing heavy, rain and wintery in windy conditions, as it moves its way east, though it is going to be improving for places like anchor the temperature picking up there. and we have got some warnings out, the thunderstorms across central parts of italy. they will skirt they way further east, across adriatic, moving into albania. by the time we get to choose they. but behind that, for places like spain and portugal bright skies with plen