Fighters. Russia [ inaudible ] is sworn in as turkeys new president. And banking on the future. Indias Prime Minister launches a new plan that will help millions of poor people in the country. Hello. Ukraines president says Russian Troops have invaded the country. Thats an allegation russia flatly denies. But the u. S. And nato appear to back up poroshenko, saying that more than a thousand Russian Troops were known to be operating inside ukraine. Poroshenko says that Russian Troops have been deployed in the east of the country as well as another area. And that has all been confirmed by this man, the self declared heard of the donetsk independent republic. And the prorush rebel says up to 4,000 russian citizens have been fighting alongside of them, and many are from the Russian Military. Translator among volunteers from russia there have always been many that are military servicemen. They fight for us understanding that this is their duty. They are currently serving soldiers among us, w
Venice film festival, where theres talks of war and it is dominating the competition. Find out why, shortly. Hello. The highest religious authority in egypt upheld a decision to commute the death sentence of the religious header of the muslim brotherhood. Its the second time a courtimposed death sentence was imposed on mohamed badie. He was one of thousands arrested in a crackdown following the removal of a president. In april he was sentenced to death, along with 180 others for the murder and attempted murder of a policeman. The ruling was upheld by the grand mufti in jooup. Saturdays ruling relates to another case. Mohamed badie was sentenced to death again on the charges of murder and firearms. Lets bring in the any director of the Egyptian Commission for rights and freedom. Give us your initial reactions on this . This is good new, we have doubts about the trials of the leaders of the muslim brotherhood, and it is good news that they have that the penalty has not been the sentence.
History be confined to the history book. We look at the changing face of indias post at service. The European Union is considering more sanctions against russia after accusing moscow of invading eastern ukraine. Leaders who will meet in brussels are expected to discuss ukranian requests for military assistance. Prorussian separatists are in charge. Large parts of eastern ukraine. They have recently taken the coastal town. Al jazeeras bren paul brennan is live from mariupol. Many live it will be the next front. Tell us about the situation from the ground and the military manoeuvres from both sides. The military manoeuvring has been intensifying in the last couple of days. Here in mariupol, theres a state of nervous tension, frankly. The reinforcements arrived that the Ukranian Army promised to bolster defenses to the east of the city, in between the main body, and the town that has been captured and occupied by prorussian forces. We saw volunteer residents digging with the Ukranian Army
Antigovernment protesters in yemen take to the streets of the capitol. And im phil la vel at the venice Film Festival. One of thousands of Film Festivals taking place across the world. So why is there a shortage of movies . Find out later in the program. Starting the news hour with developments out of ukraine, natos secretary general says there is no doubt that russia is goved in operations inside ukraine. Russia continues to supply the separatists with tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and rocket launchers. Russia has fired on ukraine from post russian territory and within ukraine itself. Moreover, russia continues to maintain thousands of combat ready troops close to ukraines borders. Natos release satellite imagery claims evidence of russia artillery on ukrainian soil, and of a Russian Military column on the move. On the ground in ukraine, rebelling fighting in the east have said that they will open humanitarian corridors to allow ukrainians troops encircled civilians to withdraw.
Taking to the street. Plus. We are off to the opera in canada where the singers get on their bikes to perform. We start this news hour with the escalating crisis in ukraine, rebels fighting in Eastern Ukraine agreed to open humanitarian corridors letting them go to the battlefield and this is after the talk with Vladimir Putin and its more proof the separatists are directly controlled from russia and they are in controlled of large parts of eastern crane including the lohansk and donsk and taken the coastal town and the big fear is they are trying to create a land corridor with the and next region of crimea and these are the areas where separatists are getting help from russia. Translator there was a call from the russian president to provide the encircled units with all humanitarian corridors and ready to give them core corridors so the weapons cannot be used against us. We will go to babbot with russian magazine and thank you for talking to us. It seems like the separatist leader was