now, in lithuania, mo violations have been reported. the news own board, a chief, admitting the problem was wider than previously known. there are, if i remember correctly. now, 17 almost 20. let's say, serious insta, reports were the suspicion of the violation of fundamental rights in with you. ania mcgary went on to say the reason was down to how lithuanian law was being interpreted. and the question was, was that compatible with e you legislation? now lithuania is currently a hot spot for migrant crossings. now lithuania is interior minister says my grants have to enter at certain points. we have taken decisions in our national law that one can only enter lithuania through a legal way that is through a border checkpoint, or by filing their request with our embassy. so these all relatively new rules only adopted in the past few months and the rule appears to be on a collision course with the e. u, so called sion game, borders code that says people seeking asylum cannot be forced back against their will. calls are now coming from the h

soon, thousands were crossing into lithuania. we went there to see the border, the guards here still catching dozens of migrants every day. lithuania says belarus is actively helping them to cross illegally. in some places, the border is little more than a gap in the forest. we can see some for guards right now, and there is regular communication between the two sides but after the present threatened to allow migrants into the eu, all of that cooperation stopped and people started to flood across this border. [speaking foreign language] thousands of migrants are in detention, this is where hopes and dreams come to an abrupt end. they can apply for asylum, but most won't get it. after several days of silence, he and his friends are back in touch heading further into land. he could not film the moment, but says pollution soldiers loaded 50 migrants into a truck and took them to the border and show them the way. out of the forest and into the eu, and scars arranged by smugglers with the help of belarus and the cost of $7,000 each, h

lithuania says belarus is actively helping them to cross illegally. in some places, the border is little more than a gap in the forest. we can see some belarussian border guards coming right now. until the crisis began, there was regular communication between the two sides, but after president lukashenko threatened to allow migrants into the eu, all of that cooperation stopped and people started to flood across this border, and you can see just how easy it was. but thousands of migrants are now in detention, more than 700 here in a former prison. this, for some, is where hopes and dreams come to an abrupt end. they can apply for asylum, but most won't get it. after several days of silence, idris and his friends are back in touch, heading into poland. he couldn't film, but says belarussian soldiers loaded 50 migrants onto a truck, took them to the border and showed them the way. out of the forest and into the eu, in cars arranged by smugglers. with the help of belarus and at the cost of $7,000 each, idris and his friends have made it. they'll apply for

peril, all disappearing their hopes on reform and to work towards a post to future women and girls, ah lithuania calls for offense to be built along the european union's border with bella roost to tackle the influx of migrant and refugee arrivals. ah, hello, i'm emily. ang, when this is al jazeera live from doha, also coming up, fees about the humanitarian situation in ethiopia is to grab region. the government launches more air strikes, forcing a you and a plane to abandon its landing. toasting the end of the world's longest locked down the australian city of melbourne, eases corona virus restrictions. and hollywood actor alec baldwin, 5 a malfunctioning prop gun. a crew member is killed and the film director is warranted. ah, a you later is a grappling with how to respond to the growing number of migrants in refugees entering the blog with a neighboring bella. ruse accused of helping people cross that the when he is president has called for a new migration packed on the final day. the latest summit in brussels. he says, a fence on its border with belarus is needed to stop people arriving the e

and then helping them get across the border into the european union via poland, lithuania, or lakia. thousands of people are believed to have crossed in the past few months. that is something that is deeply unacceptable to the european union or what leaders will discuss our possibly sanctions. you have 10 countries who are saying that they would like the he, you to fund a wall along that border in order to try and keep will keep people at that scene. of course, by others is a very controversial possibly unnecessary. we did also hear from the prime minister of luxembourg, soviet bethel, who said that, of course, a tough response was needed for belarus. but you lead us shouldn't forget either that they have a duty of care to people who do arrive in the block and that they should. they should be treated humanely. because countries like poland have been criticized in recent months by rights, groups for not looking after the migrants that arrived. in fact, one syrian man died on thursday. he is the 8 person to have died, a since the european summit because conditions there are just so bow

in lithuania, they accused galleries of sending them to destabilize their countries. the use called as a form of hybrid warfare, launched in retaliation against sanctions that had imposed on minced those measures were a response to were cracked down on dissent by the bell or russian government that's led to thousands of people being detained since last year. while peter clapper is an editor of brussels, that report dot e you, he says, this has now become a defense issue for the block. when you're talking about bella risk indeed, already sanctions are in place. but i think we have to distinguish situation from other context where you is imposing sanctions, which often have to do with sort of trying to punish a country for, for internal oppression. this is different. this is actually more into defense logic. if you look at sort of the stress that these, this hybrid warfare by billers is imposing on the you, i think it's quite considerable already. for example, the, the bavarian regional government in germany to state government raise the alarm because many people are ap

lithuania says belarus is actively helping them to cross illegally. in some places, the border is little more than a gap in the forest. we can see some belarussian border guards coming right now. until the crisis began, there was a regular communication between the two sides, but after president lukashenko threatened to allow migrants into the eu, all of that cooperation stopped, and people started to flood across this border. but thousands of migrants are now in detention. this, for some, is where hopes and dreams come to an abrupt end. they can apply for asylum, but most won't get it. poland... after several days of silence, idris and his friends are back in touch, heading further into poland. he couldn't film the moment but says belarussian soldiers loaded 50 migrants into a truck, took them to the border, and showed them the way. out of the forest and into the eu, in cars arranged by smugglers. with the help of belarus and at a cost of $7,000 each, idris and his friends have made it. they'll apply for asylum and see what happens next. paul adams,

lithuania has chosen its course. and every country has a right to define its relationship with taiwan. and i'm proud that the biden administration has stood up for lithuania. and you know, it is extraordinary. the chinese government has launched an intensive intimidation campaign. economic intimidation. of lithuania. and the lithuanians have stood up and they've held their ground. they deserve our support, as australia does. and australia has been subjected to the same treatment. with have our own policy, the one china policy which we should adhere to. our unofficial relationship with taiwan which has served us well. every other country should have a right to determine what they want to do and they shouldn't be bludgeoned and bullied by the chinese leadership. >> thank you very much. i couldn't agree more with that and i think lithuania deserves lot of credit for a small country being willing to stand up in the way they have. excuse me. earlier this month insisted nato must engage politically with china. but the alli

entering the blog with non member bella ruse accused of helping undocumented people cross its borders. lithuania, as president, has called for a new migration past. at least 7 people have been killed to add or hinder refugee camp in bangladesh. gunmen attacked a religious school in cops is bizarre. one person has been arrested. and are you in plain carrying aid to ethiopians to griver agent has been forced to a board his landing because if a government is strike, it's the 4th day of air, raged this week on the to grime, capital, makella rescued cruise in nepal. a searching for more than 40 people after their homes were hit by floods and landslides, more than 100 others have died. in some areas, crops and houses have been destroyed. the government's promised a relief package to help authorities, as still trying to determine how many people have been displaced and the extent of the damage. the u. n. is blaming south sedans, worst floods in 60 years on climate change. for this some areas, it's the 3rd straight year of extreme flooding, endangering livelihoods in the world. to youngest nation, the y

other migrants traveled to latvia and lithuania. b. u accuses bella roost of using what it calls hybrid warfare to retaliate against sanctions. it imposed on minsk those measures were a response to a crackdown on descent in belarus. that's led to thousands of people being detained since last year. natasha butler has more from brussels. as frustration with bell royce grows in the block, some european leaders did not hold back on the last day of a summit in brussels. they accused president alexander lucas jenko, of running a human trafficking ring and weapon ising migration, by helping people to cross and legally into neighboring countries. to be see the harbor to attack of belarus regime, which is continued, which is becoming more and more aggressive. receive is up for salvation efforts, the c a prior try. soft bar ocean regime to find new connections. new destinations . the u says uminski is flying people mainly from the middle east into bearers and helping them to cross the border into the block by a poland lithuania. and latvia, what

the use of belarus is also trying to send migrants across the border in lithuania, into lithuania and latvia, which has seen a search in arrivals. mince could denies the accusations, while we can now speak to mark mass, russia. he's a defense and security analyst and joins us now from warsaw. a thanks for joining us. firstly, as you can even tell us whether or not you see this as a, a show of muscle by poland or simply something else. what is the show of realism? ultimately, what poland alongside some of the baltic states are now being faced with. this is a full of ex, essentially hybrid warfare by the will shank regime in ballard. for sure, if you studied your introduction at a weapon, eyes, the migrant situation, as we all know the buck shanker receives actually funding the flights of these migrants from iraq and syria and other places in the middle east, into men's combusting them to the border. and essentially at gunpoint, bella, russian security forces are forcing them to cross the border. and she, some of the migrants, assisted by the bell ocean forces, are actually breaking ope

but also on the other hand, poland and lithuania have been accused of abusing the rise of migrants by pushing them back into barrels or leaving them stranded in the forest. now the u. k. is competition. what stock has find facebook nearly $70000000.00 during its investigation and to the companies purchase of the website goofy? the competition and market authority says facebook deliberately failed to supply information on that acquisition. the regulation says it's the 1st time a company's been fined at such an early stage investigation. facebook says a disagrees with the decision and will now consider its options. well bad headache is no longer exist in a small town in northern india and that's thanks to 2 brothers and the state of punjab who are turning heads with their barbershop. as you can see, the pair can replicate the taj mahal we even michael jackson's face using their customers heads as canvasses. they're hoping to cut an opportunity to make their business international. ah hello again. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. a brazilian senate committee has recommende

u over the a borders with poland and with lithuania at times even flying them into minced form 3rd countries and helping them to reach the border will that is infuriated many you need as a whole group of them at least 10 say that they would perhaps like the you to offer them money to salt, building a fence, a crawl along that border, but that is seen by others as an extremely controversial measure. some leaders, according to sanctions on belarus, that had been discussed earlier in the week at a meeting over e foreign ministers. the possibility, opening sanctions on bill avia better versus national carrier and making it more difficult for the national airline to lease planes from other countries, particularly those in the european union. we have heard voices though, raising another issue in this crisis, not is the fact that many of the migrants have been find themselves on this border with poland and lithuania, then left in the most extreme, inhumane conditions really fighting for their survival. in fact, one syrian man died on thursday. he's the 8th person to dial, not buddha, since the euro

lithuania. taiwan. to chinese economic coercion, we should help those countries by purchasing their goods and agreeing on free-trade agreements and i think we should expand to also include private companies that are subject to consumer laws in china. they should have a facility that could tell them who their supply chain is made from two more stable democracies in the neighborhood. host: the caller mentioned hong kong and the threats china is making. we see this in the wall street journal this morning. a photo of chinese missiles and shiny military tests with hypersonic missiles launched for non-nuclear applications. >> you can see the last few minutes of this event go to our website c-span. oft rg. we are leaving this here to keep our over 40-year commitment of liven coverage of congress. the u.s. house of representatives today is considering legislation to award the congressional gold medal to service members who died in the august 26 terrorist attack during the u.s. evacuation from afghanistan. now l

via poland, lithuania or lakia. thousands of people are believed to have crossed in the past few months. that is something that is dp unacceptable to the european union. angler merkel. germany's outgoing chancellor. this is her last you summit, and as you can imagine, she has been a real figurehead, a here at the u. she has attended more than a 100 e u summit. so she will be missed by some, not by all, but there is no doubt, no matter what people's opinions of her. she is really seen as one of the pillars of the e. you, if you like. she's been receiving a messages from all over the world, even brock palmer who recorded a video message for her. she has been called a compromise machine by one e lee to hear. she's always been seen as a very conciliatory, thicker. somebody who constantly wanted to make sure that everybody would be on the same page on the mar, moldova, parliament has approved a plan to declare a state of emergency of a gas shortages. it's an effort to secure cheaper natural gas deals after a price hike from its usual supplier in russia. last week, albania, also put in place