u. s. state department saying that this looks like an unintentional incidents and we can hear from the u. s. state department, what he had to say there in that price, that now it's an unintentional or incidents. and again, we're saying that there are now focusing on the manner in which this happens and they're making elaborate videos and simulations of how it happened. and so let's have a look at one of their versions of what they claim, how it happened, their visualizations, ocean jet approach from the rear dumping fuel u. s. officials believe it meant to come up in front of the drone, so it would fly into the fuel cloud, but pulled up too soon and clipped the drone propeller, which is located in the rear. the drones controllers could do nothing but let it glide into the sea. rasa forrest part has always maintained from the very few hours after this happened, that russia did not come into contact, actual physical contact if you will, with the drawing. and also it did not shoot it down, they did not use any weapons against that. but again, we saw all what was happening in western media t

u. s. state department? the russian ambassador and turn off it was a call detox very constructive. he was pleased by them especially because both sides were able to discuss things, talk things through and have a constructive dialogue according to him. but also there was still the issue of no consensus about what really transpired because as we know, there are 2 versions, the us version and the russian one. i guess what everyone's worried about now is that the likelihood of escalation yeah, the relationship between russia and the u. s. is at an all time low and especially, or probably the worse since the cold war. and russia actually stated that they consider the u. s. maneuver a pro vocation, but they also claim that they don't want any confrontation with washington. the russian ambassador and tone of actually went father and accused washington of using drones for intelligence and passing the information the again through the drones to key f. so p f can use it in the war against russia. but what is very unlikely is that the tensions will escalate over this single event is specially

u. s. state department is calling on israel to design a statement by finance minister. that's a little small fish, the ultra nationalist said a palestinian village and the occupied west bank should be quote, a raised disgust, a department spokesperson need price. describe this as irresponsible mileage. says he was quoted out of context, remarks that also on them to you with astronauts and a russian cosmonaut are on their way. the international space station blasted off from cape canaveral in florida. also on board is an immorality 1st astronaut from the arab world. spending several months in space rounds health minister says an investigation is underway into allegations that religious groups may be targeting school girls in a series of poison attacks. hundreds of girls of thought to have been poisoned by toxic gas at dozens of schools. the incidence began in november, several politicians had suggested the attacks have been carried out by groups opposed to girls education. the running health minister says he's investigating these alleged attacks. i asked as a day pause u

u. s state department says the move does not change its strategy with russia.n's matthew chance has the latest matthew. well, what putin said is that russia is planning to station a number of tactical nuclear weapons in belarus, the first time since the 19 nineties that any part of russia's nuclear arsenal has been stationed outside the country. putin added that a storage facility is scheduled to be completed by july. so by the summer, potentially these small but powerful battlefield weapons could be deployed. but while putin's frequent references to russia's nuclear missiles and weapons are alarming for the rest of the world they don't necessarily mean that we're taking a step closer to armageddon. much of this maybe for domestic consumption to show russians that putin still has the initiative when actually progress on the battlefield has been pretty stagnant, stagnant. certainly, the u. s. state department has reacted calmly to the announcement, saying they don't see any reason to adjust their nuclear posture nor any indication that russia is preparing to use

u. s. state department has been in close contact with the taint journalist employer. first, the u. s. embassy. moscow has requested official notification of arrest and russia is required to provide that under our bilateral consular convention. second, whenever us citizens are arrested abroad, we pursue consular access as soon as possible. however, due to russia's administrative procedures and security requirements, it will likely be several days before that happens. the ongoing russian military campaign and ukraine has brought relations with the us to its lowest point in decades. dating back to the height of the cold war, which was the last time russia arrested, a u. s. journalist on the charge of spying than to martin al jazeera al zera's investigative unit has uncovered a money laundering operation involving hundreds of millions of dollars in southern africa. on the cover, journalists infiltrated gold smuggling gangs who helped in bob was leaders of 10 us dollars. despite international sanctions imposed on them. in the 2nd of our 4 part series gold mafia, we uncover how the money

u. s. state department had warned about rampant crime there once across the border. the group was attacked and captured by mass gunmen. the ordeal ended with 2 americans dead, while 2 others are undergoing medical treatment in the u. s. hospital. latin american studies professor daniel daniel shaw believes that the current mexican president has a historic chance to and us had gemini in the region. the mexican people can see that its united states is invaded more than 200 times since the monroe doctrine, in 18. 24 was adopted. how many invasions of nic and i were under a suit, panama grenade, of the dominican republic of puerto rico. how many u. s. military bases in panama, under, as in pedro in columbia encircling any country who strives to be. busy self determining such as venezuela nic and i will cuba or bolivia, the united states has no moral standing to try to dictate to the mexican people how they go about solving their own internal issues. whether it has to do with their economy or with this serious problem with the drug cartels. united states is long, had a ne

u. s. state department says it's extremely troubled by israel's latest move. we have been clear that advancing settlements is an obstacle to peace and an obstacle to achieving his duty solution. and that certainly, and what this legislation would do would be create new settlements or buildings and legalize outposts. all of this would be further insight tensions and put a negotiated to state solution. and further away that are reports that israel has carried out airstrikes in syria state media is a explosions have been heard in and around the city of aleppo. serious defense ministry says the international airports been heads causing some damage. the u. n. has warning of a looming global water crisis. it says more than $2000000000.00 people don't have enough water for at least one month for year. while leaders are meeting in new york to come up with solutions, uganda's parliament has back sweeping and he gay legislation, which would impose toughly penalties for same sex relationships. offenders could be phasing phase prison terms of up to 10 years and heavy fine

u. s. state department was setting up shop in ukraine after leading regime changed against his president victory new coverage back in 2013 for refusing to assign a cooperation deal with europe in favor of a more independent position visa v. russia and the west. and where was the same polish ambassador to uphold those values of independence when the u. s. poured cache into poland, the u. s. congress approved $288000000.00 worth a foreign military financing just last year for warsaw. with washington playing sugar, daddy is poland, really in a position to claim independence as a core value, let alone one worth dragging. the whole western world into war with russia to defend. now frontier a deputy terri, mariani has just pointed out that warsaw is now going further in washington in providing fighter jets to ukraine, which washington still the least for now refuses to do the kind of weapons mariani says that can hit deep into russian territory. now clearly a huge risk of major escalation here. yet the polish president says that war sauce make 20 nines will arrive in ukraine within days. and t

u. s. state department, john kirby saying washington is not interested about a possible sees foreign ukraine, particularly if it's mediated by china. alex, why would washington be against ending the conflict? well, washington has their own role in this whole events that are taking part in the world . we've seen the collapse of their financial system over the last couple of weeks here. that truly shows you the power that washington really has nowadays, which is not much they're used to ripping up agreements. they're in to that apparently, and they're up to really no good on the international world wide. i would say diplomacy levels. let's look at what united states is done in the last year. here. they have walked, say it through proxy funded a ukraine to continue to push back russia. now, how are they funding it? they're funding it through the military industrial complex, which is one of the largest things in their annual budget every year in the united states. that's the 1st one. the other one is they just can't seem to grasp that they're better back dual program that was brought in by the b

u. s. state department was setting up shop in ukraine after leading regime changed against his president victoria new coverage back in 2013 for refusing to assign a cooperation deal with europe in favor of a more independent position visa v. russia and the west. and where was the same polish ambassador to uphold those values of independence when the u. s. poured cache into poland, the u. s. congress approved $288000000.00 worth of foreign military financing just last year for warsaw with washington playing sugar, daddy is poland, really in a position to claim independence as a core value, let alone one worth dragging. the whole western world into war with russia to defend. now french, your deputy terri, mariani has just pointed out that warsaw is now going for in washington in providing fighter jets to ukraine, which washington still at least for now refuses to do the kind of weapons mariani says that can hit deep into russian territory. now clearly a huge risk of major escalation here. yet the polish president says that war size make 20 nines will arrive in ukraine within days. and the

u. s. state department, john kirby saying washington is not interested about a possible sees foreign ukraine, particularly if it's mediated by china. alex, why would washington be against ending the conflict? we've seen the collapse of their financial system over the last couple of weeks here. that truly shows you the power that washington really has nowadays, which is not much they're used to ripping up agreements. they're in to that apparently, and they're up to really no good on the international world wide. i would say diplomacy levels while the u. s. is scrambling. china is now gain partners one by one with their belt road initiative. and through the belt road initiative, investing in other countries, they are once again building a relationship. that is what the world is up against. and i think it's, it's quite challenging for the u. s. he make a very good point. alex, which i'll take over to, to benjamin chow now, because how, how do you think, benjamin that, that the members of the bricks group of nations and i also african stay to how do you think they perceive the beijing proposed a

u. s. state department spokesman did what he does far too often. and just as we condemn palestinian incitement to violence, he fed journalists and equivalence of false one on the occupier. and the occupant, as though the israeli crossing of a red line, it's de facto annexation of palestinian land, isn't what is driving this story. international news coverage has also failed to give these developments which are historic, the coverage they deserve. typically news outlets take their cues from governance and suffer from the same shortcomings succumbing to the same interests, the powerful pro israel lobby. fearing that more accurate, critical coverage will open their journalists up to charges of anti semitism. israeli exceptionalism is the rule that too many of those outlets fall in the language they use and the terminology they carefully avoid. why aren't us and western media more comfortable using terms like fascist and apartheid in relation to israel's treatment of, of palestinians. and there are lots of reasons they're not accustomed to thinking of,

u. s. state department. when will apollo al jazeera the white house has urged congress to pass a bill that could see take soak band in the united states. president biden has said he will sign the law would give us authorities a power to band foreign technologies that may pose security threats. still head on out is era where malaysia people trying to recover from the latest flooding in the south. the country for all st. francis public sector work a strike against pension ah ah. color, the weather is looking rather unsettled across northern parts of the middle east. we have got outbreaks of right sleet and snow spilling out the care, making its way across syria where to stay, say some more heavy showers longest, both afraid pushing across iraq into iran. and that wet weather will continue to drive its way a further east was it links back across some central and northern parts of saudi arabia, bits and pieces of brain. also coming in here because the where to where the will slide out of out east the side of iraq

u. s. state department. manuel rap, hello al jazeera professional breaker. now to 0. when we come back, we live in malaysia as people try to recover from the latest flooding in the south of the country and view in appealing for aid to help or hang the refugees in bangladesh. after a massive fight destroyed more than 2100 warner stay with us. ah hello, we got more warm spring sunshine across a good parts of china while a thick blank lad will bring a little bit of wet weather into central areas that will push its way over to ward shanghai ahead of that. good, mary, of high pressure. so much of japan will be settled and sunny this system a little further north that is producing some outbreaks of frame, perhaps a little bit of wind. she weather on the northern flank of that as it just slides its way across the in peninsula. some rain coming in to so glen 17 celsius, 17 celsius, dr. sunny for beijing, there's that. what to whether it's a central parts of china. japan generally dry, at least through where to stay away, some bits and pieces of cloud and right just pushing in

u. s. state departments is as extremely troubled by israel's, the latest move we have been clear that advancing settlement is an obstacle to peace and an obstacle to achieving his duty solution. and that certainly what this legislation would do would be create new settlement or buildings and legalize out post. all of this would be further insight tensions and put a negotiated to state solution. further away, gideon levy is an author and a columnist for the israeli daily paper hurts. he says, the change to the law shows how the government is willing to go back on past commitments. is where these retreating from international commitment. israel is denying the seizure of its own supreme court to return the land of those settlements to its private, but as being an owners any also denies it law. the law of these against mans, which was accepted into some 5 when, when is pulled out from gaza. in other words, you can trust any word of israel because if a commencement can be turned down like this, with a new government, then they, you know, partners, possible bothers of them says, what, what does it me